How to Clear External Hard Drive Mac?

How do I Erase an External Hard Drive on a Mac?

Connect the hard drive to your computer, power it on and launch Finder.
Click the Go menu and select Utilities.
Select the external hard drive left; sorted Internal, External, and Disk Images and click the Erase button.
Enter a Name, select the Format and Scheme, and click Erase.

How do I Remove a Partition from an External Hard Drive Mac?

In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, select a volume in the sidebar, then click the Partition button in the toolbar.
In the Apple File System Space Sharing dialog, click Partition.
In the pie chart, click the partition you want to delete, then click the Delete button .
Click Apply.

How do I Clear External Hard Drive?

Click the Go menu , select Utilities from the dropdown menu, and open Disk Utility. Choose your external drive from the left sidebar, and click Erase. Give your drive a name and select the file system you want from the Format dropdown. Click Erase, and the system will reformat your drive.

External Hard Drive Won't Free up Space after Deleting Files

Select the drive image from the desktop.
Select Finder > Empty Trash .
Voila.

How do I Clear the Cache on my External Hard Drive Mac?

In Finder, go to Go, then select Go to Folder.
Type in “~/Library/Caches.” This will open a menu of folders, each with a cache for an application on your Mac.
Go to each of the folders and delete the files inside.
Repeat the process when you go to “/Library/Caches” without using the ~.

Why Can't I Erase my External Hard Drive Mac?

Its not usually possible to erase the startup disk because your Mac is using it to run macOS. Recovery Mode is a special partition on your Mac you can use to restore from a backup, reinstall macOS, get online support, or erase your startup disk. You should back up your Mac before trying to erase or reformat it.

How do I Erase an External Hard Drive?

Go to Applications, select Utilities, and doubleclick on Disk Utility. In the sidebar, click on the USB drive you want to format and then choose Erase from the top toolbar. In the dropdown window, under Name, type a name for the drive. Choose a format option.