Q: Backing up Hd "error -61"

Sorry, what is the first part that you wrote above the question?

I'm going into disk utility; on my 1TB int. hd im verifying the disk, repairing it just to be

sure, selecting "new image", then trying save it onto a 2 TB ext. hd in read-write format.

Then it told that my ext. source was formatted for read-only, so I selected that and tried again.

Then "error -61" started popping up.

It's formatted for both Mac and pc,

It's also formatted for read-write.

Trying to copy my computers contents to

The ext. but the procedure that I'm following

Puts it into a .dmg file format.

It's Mac OS X LEAPARD, it's the 2009 model and I don't know if it's Intel.

Here's the info I believe you want:

Disk Identifier: disk2s3

Mount Point: /Volumes/STORAGE

File System: Windows NT File System (NTFS)

Writable: No

Universal Unique Identifier: 602194F2-21AF-D860-4960-D89E72D89E42

Owners Enabled: no

Can turn owners off: no

Can be Formatted: no

Bootable: no

Supports journaling: no

Journaled: no

This is the inner icon I believe on the ext. hd

Thanks!

I'm really not sure how it's partitioned but in the

Info for te inner icon that I'm trying to save to it says:

File System: Windows NT File System (NTFS)

And

Partition Number: 3

Not sure if that's the info you're asking...if that's not it,

How can I find out?

Thanks

Hardware Overview:

Model name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac9,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 6MB

Memory: 4GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08

SMC Version: 1.36f3

So, Neville- what can I do with the information you've given me?

Aqua, what should I do with the links you sent me? I now know that my Mac

Only reads-writes in FAT format (what is fat?), so how can I format my hdd

For FAT format??

Thanks