Formatting an NTFS drive using a Mac
We recently released the 2016 edition of Tuxera NTFS for Mac with macOS Sierra support. Did you know that Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 also comes with Tuxera Disk Manager? With Tuxera Disk Manager, you can format an external drive or USB stick to work with Windows PCs.
What is formatting?
Simply put, formatting is the process of preparing a drive for use by an operating system. As an example, say you want to get super-organized with your sock drawer. To do that, you would first empty the drawer of all your mixed socks. Then, you’d place a drawer divider into the drawer. The drawer divider creates several small compartments inside the drawer, each meant for storing one pair of socks. With your sock organizing system in place, you’re set up to start filling each compartment with pairs.
This is similar to how formatting works. First the drive is cleared of any data that may be stored on it. Then it’s set up and organized for storing data in a way that’s possible for the computer’s operating system to understand. And finally, you can start adding files onto it.
Be aware that if you do format a drive, everything on it is deleted in the process. So if you have anything important stored on the drive, make sure you back it up before you format.
Tuxera Disk Manager – a must-have for El Capitan
We originally developed Tuxera Disk Manager for the OS X El Capitan release. At that time, Apple’s Disk utility – which is normally used for formatting drives – did not support the NTFS format. If you aren’t able to upgrade from El Capitan, you need to use Tuxera Disk Manager to format NTFS drives.
Apple Disk Utility vs. Tuxera Disk Manager
In Sierra, support for NTFS drivers has now returned to Apple’s Disk Utility. So if you’ve upgraded to Sierra, you can use Apple’s Disk Utility or Tuxera Disk Manager to format your drive. Whichever way you choose, you’ll still need to install Tuxera NTFS for Mac to format your drive.
Want to learn how it’s done? Watch our video on how to format an NTFS drive using Tuxera Disk Manager: https://youtu.be/tMxsokC8XUQ
And if you don’t have it yet, get Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 with support for macOS Sierra here: http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/
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Everything You Should Know about the Mosaic Art
Over the last few years, mosaic art has gained a lot of popularity on the commercial level and innumerable people are opting for this as a career and a business opportunity. However, there is a lot that is still not known about this art and the ways it can be used efficiently. Unlike the situation years back, when this was only used at the forts or palaces, this is widely used at the homes and offices these days. Also with its easy availibility, varied usage options and affordable prices, it has gained a place that makes it fall exactly right way in the list of interior designers all over the world. With the color, design and texture options that are available with the mosaic products, working with them becomes very easy.
People are trying the mosaic south Africa as their hobby as well. With some of the basic mosaic tools, you too can start working on it and try it as an activity that not just helps you in spending some time but also to make it your passion as well. There are a lot of mosaic shops of the designers as well that you can opt for if you want to buy these products and decorate the places around you with them. Sculptures, wall arts, entrance decors, etc are very popular of all the mosaic products. For all those homes that are modern fixtures, using the mosaic arts to decorate them in a stylish and non-contemporary way can be a great idea. In addition, if you have certain things or ideas in your mind you can share with the designers and get a product designed accordingly.
With all the fancy apartments these days that replace another level of class and sophistication, the mosaic products are in the process of replacing the general flooring as well. For instance, these can be used instead of using the stone tiles in the homes or offices to try something new. Anything and everything that has mosaic art used in it has to look beautiful. So if you want to prepare something on your own, it is an easy task to that and you can be sure about the fact that it would look beautiful and help you decorate the place with something that you have done on your own.
The internet these days is loaded with a great number of designers and online mosaic art sellers. If you want to spend some time and want to try something new and different, buying the arts from the internet or the raw material to make one of your own can also be an option worth bring into consideration.
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