The default should be GUID and you should leave it at that value if you don’t plan on using the drive as a bootable drive. If you would also like to enable encryption, you can also choose the (Journaled, Encrypted) option.įor Scheme, you can choose between GUID Partition Map, Master Boot Record or Apple Partition Map. For our purposes, make sure to select OS X Extended (Journaled) for the volume format. Click the Erase button to bring up the erase media dialog. Here you’ll have the options to give your drive a name, choose the format and choose the partition scheme.
