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Partition schemes available in Disk Utility on Mac

Disk Utility supports the following partition map schemes:

GUID Partition Map: Choose this option for all Intel-based Mac computers.
Master Boot Record: Chose this option for Windows partitions that will be formatted as MS-DOS (FAT) or ExFAT.
Apple Partition Map: Choose this option for compatibility with old PowerPC-based Mac computers.

See alsoFile system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac Add, delete, or erase APFS volumes in Disk Utility on Mac

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