This option formats the hard disk for use with Mac or Windows which will give you greater flexibility shuld you need to ever use it on a Wondows machine. In the Format option that you will then see half way down the window, choose Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted). To the right, you will then see three tabs - "First Aid", "Erase" and "Restore". You will see the name of the your external hard drive listed twice. In the window that opens, you will then see your Mac HDD listed, along with the hard drive you want to use as your Time Machine. Choose one of these to open the Disk Utility. If you go to Spotlight Search on the top right of your toolbar (looks like a magnifying glass) and type in Disk Utility, you will see in the list "Disk Utility" highlighted, either as a Top Hit or an Application. What I had to do was to format it to do so. Check for bad sectors on External Hard Drive, or USB Drive, or SSD disk (Solide State Drive). I had the exact same problem when I first got my Mac and wanted to use my Seagate hard drive for my Time Machine. Might not work with old versions of Windows and Macs.
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