Format 3TB External Drive

[mccoady]

I'm running Windows 7 (64-bit) with UEFI Bios and I just bought a Seagate 3TB Backup Plus External drive that I plan to use for data only (specifically to backup System Images using Macrium Pro). I don't care about the Dashboard software that comes with it so thought I should probably format the drive as GPT.

I haven't had a lot of experience formatting a drive and never to GPT do I just follow this tutorial?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26193-convert-mbr-disk-gpt-disk.html

 

[AddRAM]

In disk management, just right click on the drive and choose format.

rb:start/ right click computer/ click manage/ click device manager on the left hand side window

 

[mccoady]

Ok thanks I thought I had to delete the volume but apparently not so when does it give me the option to convert to GPT?

Should I do a Quick format or Standard/Full?

 

[AddRAM]

Not sure what you mean about question #1 a drive has never asked me that question.

You would do a quick format.

 

[mccoady]

Not sure what you mean about question #1 a drive has never asked me that question.

That's why I was asking if I should follow the tutorial I posted because it gave you the option of converting the drive from MBR to GPT. I don't have the drive in my hands yet but I guess I assumed it was formatted to MBR and I needed to format it to GPT so I would only have one large partition which is what I want.

 

[VistaKing]

mccoady

See if this will be some of help

:ar: How To: Create One Partition on a 3TB drive | Marktastic

 

[mccoady]

Ok thanks!