{"id":"external-drives.why-is-my-drive-called-untitled","url":"/faq/external-drives/why-is-my-drive-called-untitled","category":{"id":"external-drives","title":"External drives"},"subcategory":{"id":"setting-up","title":"Setting up your drive"},"question":"Why is my external drive called \"Untitled\", and how do I rename it?","alt_questions":["External drive named Untitled Mac","Rename USB drive in Finder","Change external drive name","give my new drive a name"],"short_answer":"Untitled is the default name after erasing without one. Select the drive in Finder, press Return, and type a new name. Choose a lasting name before using it — don't rename your Storage Studio drive once things have been moved to it.","answer_markdown":"\"Untitled\" is the default name a drive gets when it's erased without a name. To rename it, click the drive in Finder's sidebar or on the desktop, press **Return**, type a new name and press Return again — or use **File → Get Info**.\n\nPick a clear, lasting name **before** you start using the drive for anything that remembers where files are. For the drive Storage Studio uses, name it once at setup and then leave it — see [why not to rename the fast drive](/faq/external-drives/do-not-rename-the-fast-drive).","answer_html":"

"Untitled" is the default name a drive gets when it's erased without a name. To rename it, click the drive in Finder's sidebar or on the desktop, press Return, type a new name and press Return again — or use File → Get Info.

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Pick a clear, lasting name before you start using the drive for anything that remembers where files are. For the drive Storage Studio uses, name it once at setup and then leave it — see why not to rename the fast drive.

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Why is my external drive called "Untitled", and how do I rename it?

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Short answer: Untitled is the default name after erasing without one. Select the drive in Finder, press Return, and type a new name. Choose a lasting name before using it — don't rename your Storage Studio drive once things have been moved to it.

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"Untitled" is the default name a drive gets when it's erased without a name. To rename it, click the drive in Finder's sidebar or on the desktop, press Return, type a new name and press Return again — or use File → Get Info.

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Pick a clear, lasting name before you start using the drive for anything that remembers where files are. For the drive Storage Studio uses, name it once at setup and then leave it — see why not to rename the fast drive.

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