mysterywhiteboy Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 my OWC 750GB quad interface external HD has arrived...in disk utility i see it was pre-formatted OSX extended (journaled). i would like to format it non-journaled (since i can't simply select it from the menu option to deselect journaling). my question is: in the "security options" section of "erase" in disk utility, which do i choose? *Zero Out Data *7-Pass Erase *35-Pass Erase my guess is the 35-Pass Erase option would take an eternity on a 750GB drive and is unnecessary for recording audio (maybe even the 7-Pass Erase would too?). is one more likely to increase stability and/or performance? thx... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 None of those options are necessary. Just format the drive, it will take a minute. Those options can be used when you want to sell a drive or computer and make sure no one can recover your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 You can disable journaling in Disk Utility without formatting: Option-click the File menu and Disable Journaling will be available for the selected drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterywhiteboy Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 You can disable journaling in Disk Utility without formatting:Option-click the File menu and Disable Journaling will be available for the selected drive hmmm...i tried that earlier (having read about it online), but for some reason the option is still greyed out, so i assumed i would have to format the drive the way i want it (non-journaled). it's almost as if the drive is "locked"--for lack of a better word--as journaled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Did you try the keyboard shortcut Command-J ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterywhiteboy Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 Did you try the keyboard shortcut Command-J ? no love from keyboard shortcut Command-J i guess i'll just format the drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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