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Optimize Reports Formatting Error


The Toolkit optimize feature will reformat your drive to either NTFS or HFS+ depending on the operating system. Occasionally the feature can run into issues while attempting to reformat the drive. 


What to do if optimize reports errors?

  • Try the optimize process again - sometimes the issue is temporary and attempting to optimize again will allow it to complete.
  • Reboot the computer and try again
  • Reformat the drive manually - sometimes it is necessary to format it manually outside of the Toolkit software. 

Steps to manually format the drive: