Formatting Drives Using the Mac OS Disk Utility
Using virtualization technology, Drobo does not require you to format each and every drive added to Drobo. After the
initial format, when you add new hard drives, or upsize existing drives with larger ones, Drobo will automatically format the
new drives for you until the actual capacity is greater than the volume size. When this occurs an additional pool of
storage is created. When this new pool is created, Drobo will guide you through the process of formatting this new
volume. Only the added drives will be formatted, not the existing drives already in Drobo.
1. If your Mac detects your unformatted Drobo, the Disk Insertion dialog box will appear.
2. Click Initialize to launch the Disk Utility application. If the application does not appear, it can be started from
Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
3. From the left panel, select 2.0 TB Drobo (Drobo connected via FireWire) or 2.0 TB TRUSTED USB Mass
Storage Media (Drobo connected via USB).
Warning: Be sure to select 2.0 TB Drobo or 2.0 TB TRUSTED USB Mass Storage Media (the new drive), and
not another drive that may contain data.
4. From the button bar (at the top of the right panel), select Erase.
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