Format external hard drive mac os sierra for mac backup

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Clicking Erase gives a pop-up window.where the 'Format :' drop down menu does NOT contain APFS. Only the 'Erase' button in the top menu is active (not grey). My new Seagate 2TB-USB 3.0 (as-received) is formatted NTFS. Disk Utility correctly shows that my MacBook Pro internal (boot) SSD is formatted APFS.

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The Disk Utility app was installed as part of MacOs 10.13.2 - High Sierra.

No Ability to Format APFS with Disk Utility!Īll contemporary Support Articles in the 'Disk Utility' thread states that I can format a disk (including an external HDD) by using Disk Utility and create APFS as the Format.

 

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