Formatting an external hard disk drive (Format External HDD)
You can format an external hard disk drive.
After formatting, all of the content stored on the hard disk drive is deleted.
If formatting an external hard disk drive, be sure to confirm that it is connected properly.
- Select [Settings] - [HDD Settings] in the Home screen.
- Select [Format External HDD].
A confirmation screen appears.
- Select [Yes].
Formatting of the hard disk drive starts.
- When formatting of the hard disk drive is complete, select [OK].
Note
- After formatting, the file system of the external hard disk drive becomes ext4.
External hard disk drives that have been formatted by the HDD AUDIO PLAYER cannot be used on your computer (Windows/Mac). If you want to use the external hard disk drive with your computer, refer to the operating instructions of your computer’s OS and format it on your computer. - Do not turn the HDD AUDIO PLAYER off during formatting.
- Do not disconnect the external hard disk drive during formatting.
- You cannot operate the HDD AUDIO PLAYER during formatting.
- When starting to format the hard disk drive, playback of music files stops.
- If no external hard disk drive is connected, [Format External HDD] is disabled and grayed out in step 2.
- Formatting an external hard disk drive only deletes the database of the external hard disk drive currently connected to the HDD AUDIO PLAYER. The HDD AUDIO PLAYER keeps the information (database) of other external hard disk drives that have been used.