1. Formatting a hard drive deletes everything that is on that drive. It is very important to back up the drive if there’s anything that you need or want saved. Also, you’ll need to have the discs or ...

The Files app has some new tricks. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 let users reformat external drives as well as keep a copy of a file on iCloud permanently stored locally. Both ...

The first betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 include a new option in the Files app that allows users to reformat external drives when erasing them. Beta testers can currently pick between the APFS, ExFAT, and ...

So, this might confuse you, but bear with me here as I explain. My laptop is due for a reformat and reinstall. Unfortunately, I've misplaced (yet again) my 4 GB USB stick and I don't have an optical ...