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• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: On Windows
• Method 2 of 2: On macOS
• Warnings

Format the SSD if you are going to sell or throw it away, or install a new operating system on it. You can format an SSD on a Windows or macOS computer.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: On Windows

1. 1 Install the SSD on your computer, or connect the drive to your computer using a USB cable.
2. 2 Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
3. 3 Click System and Security> Administration.
4. 4 Double click on "Computer Management".
5. 5 Click Disk Management in the left pane of the Computer Management window.
6. 6 Click on the name of the SSD in the list that appears on the screen.
7. 7 Right click on the SSD drive and select "Format" from the menu.
8. 8 Select the desired values ​​from the File System and Cluster Size menus.
9. 9 Check the box next to "Quick Format" and click "OK". The SSD will be formatted.

Method 2 of 2: On macOS

1. 1 Install the SSD on your computer, or connect the drive to your computer using a USB cable.
2. 2 Open Finder and make sure the SSD appears in the device list.
3. 3 Click Programs> Utilities.
4. 4 Start the Disk Utility application.
5. 5 Click on the SSD drive name in the left pane of the Disk Utility window.
6. 6 Go to the "Erase" tab and find the value in the "Partition Scheme" line, which is located at the bottom of the window.
7. 7 Make sure the value that appears on the Partition Map row is Master Boot Record or Apple Partition Map. Now go to the "Section" tab.
   • If you see GUID Partition Scheme in the Partition Map row, open the Format menu, select Mac OS X Extended (Journaled), click the Erase tab, and go to Step 13.
8. 8 Select the desired number of partitions from the Partition Structure menu.
9. 9 Enter the name of the partition or SSD drive. Do this in the Section Information section. Now open the Format menu and choose Mac OS X Extended (Journaled).
10. 10 Click on the name of the SSD in the center window and then click on Options.
11. 11 Click GUID Partition Scheme> OK.
12. 12 Click Apply. Now click on "Partition" to confirm that you are going to format the SSD.
13. 13 Wait for the formatting process to complete. When this happens, the name of the SSD will appear in Finder.

Warnings

• We do not recommend defragmenting or completely formatting the SSD on a Windows computer. Remember that SSD read / write cycles are limited, so format your SSD quickly to keep it healthy.