SSDs would need to be formatted prior to use with a host device. After the SSD is installed inside the enclosure and connected to your device, then you can follow these steps on how to format your new Solid-State Drive.

macOS

1. Open Finder and navigate to your Applications Folder.
2. Open Utilities and open the application, Disk Utility.
3. On the Left Side and under External, Select the drive.
4. On the Top of the Disk Utility application, click on Erase.
5. If you click on Format, then a drop-down menu would appear, and you will be able to select how you would want the SSD to be formatted.
6. You can selectAPFSfor use on Apple devices or exFat if you wish to use the SSD between Apple devices and Windows.

Windows 11/ Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to This PC.
2. Under Devices and Drives, Right-Click onto the SSD.
3. Click on Format…
4. Here, you will be able to format the SSD either to NTFS (Windows Only)or to exFat.