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Would someone mind offering me some guidance I intend to use the drive with Time Machine for back ups.

Then go to the erase tab and in the left column select the new drive.

Now in the format dropdown select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) then apply that format by clicking the erase button at the lower right and you are done.

And note that you have to reformat the drive at the top of the volume tree.

After you do it the first time, yo realize what a bunch of suckers these companies are.

I used to use it with a Time Capsule, but the TC itself wasnt reliable and overheated a lot.

Another useful tool is too erase it completely, and use 2 partitions.

One in OS X format for time machine, and other in Exfat for all files that is also compatible with Windows, if you need it.

For example, I dont think you can use WD Smartware for backups on Mac, and the same for Seagate Dashboard.

One in OS X format for time machine, and other in Exfat for all files that is also compatible with Windows, if you need it.QU.

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