To format a drive on a mac you ll need the built in disk utility application.
Save to memory stick on mac.
To copy files to the usb.
Choose apple menu about this mac click support then click specifications.
A bootable installer doesn t download macos from the internet but it does require the internet to get information specific to your mac model such as firmware updates.
How to format a drive on a mac.
To copy files from the usb memory stick select your files and drag them to your desktop or for better organization a folder in windows explorer or finder on mac.
Doing so will cause the file to download directly onto your flash drive.
Usb flash drives also.
This may take a few minutes if this is your first time installing this memory stick on your mac.
This not only applies to editing home movies and creating personal webpages but also includes basic functions like backing up files and documents.
When prompted to select a save location you ll need to click your flash drive s name in the left hand menu and then click save.
How to back up photos on a mac using a flash drive.
On a mac you may click choose instead of save.
Select usb in the sidebar then select a usb bus on the.
Wait for the memory stick s icon to appear on your desktop.
To learn which specification is supported by a type usb a or type usb c port on your mac model.
If you want to use a different file system on your usb drive you ll need to format it.
Save open documents or software to your memory stick by clicking the usb icon and clicking save you can also click and drag an open document or program to the usb icon and selecting.
If your memory stick s icon doesn t show up open your finder and look for the memory stick s name in the left hand side of the window.
It should be under the devices tab.
If you need to connect to a wi fi network use the wi fi menu in the menu bar.