The way to format an undetected external hard drive Locate the hard drive partition that needs formatting, right-click it and choose “Format”. Set the file system of the partition and you can add Partition Label if you want. Confirm the operation and click “Apply” to perform it.

Decrypt the External Hard Drive To unlock an encrypted hard drive, Control-click the drive icon in the main Finder view or the sidebar. In the menu that pops up, select Decrypt “Drive Name” and enter the password. This only works if you know the password.

HFS+ (Mac OS Extended Journaled) is the best format for an external or portable hard drive you’re only using on a Mac. Or sharing with a Mac. APFS is a format option for external drives on Macs running MacOS 10.13 or later.

Question: Q: CHANGE FORMAT without Losing Data Answer: A: Answer: A: Open Disk Utility, select your drive from the left side list, then click on the Enable Journaling icon in the toolbar. This will do what you want without losing anything.

If you want to fix external hard drive read only on Mac without formatting, using a cross-platform NTFS driver for Mac is the best choice. iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is the best pick. This easy-to-operate NTFS for Mac software can make the NTFS read only external hard drive writable on . . . Read more

If your external hard drive is not detected, follow these steps to fix the issue: Go to Applications and open Utilities. In the Utilities folder, select Disk Utility. In the View menu at the top of your screen, select Show All Devices. Select your external drive and click Unmount. Connect . . . Read more

How to fix hard drive read-only issue With the drive plugged into your Mac, go to Applications > Utilities and launch Disk Utility. Choose the external disk in the Disk Utility sidebar. Select the Erase tab. Type in a name for the reformatted drive. Select MacOS Extended (Journaled) from the . . . Read more

Microsoft will release Office 2021, the next consumer version of its productivity suite, on October 5th . That’s the same day the company will launch Windows 11 . Much like Office 2019 before it, Office 2021 is a one-time purchase that will be available on both Windows and macOS.

Not working? Try this: Make sure your PC is connected to the Internet. If the Update option is missing or you’re unable to update, try Microsoft Update to install your Office updates through Windows. To download an update manually, see Office Updates.

Choose Windows Update. In the left-hand pane, choose Change Settings. Under Important Updates, choose Install updates automatically, and under Microsoft Update check the Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for new optional Microsoft software when I update Windows box to get the Office updates.