So, I recently bought a Samsung NC-10 and enjoy the size and battery life of it, although I find the transition from the Mac that I'd been using to XP to be a bit jarring, aesthetically. I remember ...

Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.

With the release of El Capitan, Apple took the opportunity to give Disk Utility a facelift. You can still use the software to format a startup drive—it’s similar ...

The boot drive's format and partition structure can be checked both in the OS X graphical interface and in the Terminal. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author ...

hey guys. On my laptop i have Win2k installed and NTFS. I want to format the harddrive but the lack of a floppy drive hinders me. I have Nero and made several bootdisks from different operating ...

[Editor’s note: This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to Lion (OS X 10.7). We also have a complete guide to installing and upgrading to Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).] ...