OS X Disk Utility will reformat a drive in HFS, HFS+ and NFS Joe Ellis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 3:14 PM Subject: Re: OSX Install > Clyde Kahrl wrote: > > Obi-Wan wrote: > > > > . Just recently I installed 10.2 on a 30gb external > > 2.5" drive. Not a hitch. Are you sure you didn't *accidentally* select the > > wrong drive to install it on?? > > BUT > > In fact--it did exactly what it should have done on the external > > drive--but it only wiped the OSX partition on the internal drive > > --not the whole drive--AND it did not install OSX--AND it formatted > > it with HFS NOT HFS+. > > It shouldn't have reformatted *any* drive, much less in HFS. The OSX > installer, in fact CAN'T reformat a drive, which is why Disk Utilityis > an option on the Apple menu. I don't think the Disk Utility even > supports HFS...does it? > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
