Cult of Mac

How to partition your Mac hard drive to run multiple versions of macOS

The built-in tools make it easy to partition your Mac hard drive. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you want to install a beta version of macOS, either for software development or for simply ...
Macworld

A drive and a partition: How to understand the difference when erasing Mac disks

Carmela writes in with a question after wiping a 2010 MacBook Pro and reinstalling macOS: I wanted to restore it to factory settings, but while erasing the disk I erased not only “Macintosh HD” but ...
Ars Technica

Pick the right file system for your Mac’s internal or external storage

When you put a new hard drive in your Mac—or connect an external one using FireWire or USB—you need to decide how to partition the drive and what file system to ...
CNET

So you're setting up an external hard drive. Formatting facts for Windows and Mac

Mounting an external hard drive isn't as simple as plugging it in. We'll walk you through some decisions you need to make. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering ...
CNET

Problems installing Mac OS X on multiple-partition drives: Check formatting

We've received notes from some readers indicating problems installing Mac OS X on drives that contain more than one partition. In these cases, some users find that formatting a drive with only a ...