I've tried backing up my computer using this procedure but it constantly gives me "unable to create .dmg (error -61)" what can I do to finalize this procedure or fix it? Any assistance would be appreciated!
iMac
wrPermErr = -61, /*write permissions error*/
How exactly are you trying to do this, & to what kind of drive with what Format?
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.
What Format is the external drive?
What asre you trying to make a DMG of exactly?
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.
Is it Partitioned for seperate PC/Mac usage, or Fat32/NTFS?
Some disk formats can only be read by some Mac OSs.
What Mac and OS do you have?
Is it Intel?
We need more information about the external drive:
Open disk Utility
Highlight the external drive outer icon
Get info
Paste it here
Repeat for each inner icon
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
Click the apple at the top left of your screen and select 'About this Mac'.
This will give you your OS number.
Then click 'More Info', find your Hardware Overview and paste it here.
It should look like the following.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Power Mac G4
Model Identifier: PowerMac3,5
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (2.0)
Processor Speed: 733 MHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.2.5f1
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
You can now see that you have an Intel Mac and an NTFS formatted drive.
Mac OS X can read and write FAT volumes, but only read NTFS volumes.
A few options...
You could format that HDD as Fat32/MS-DOS, but you'd be limited to 4 GB Filesizes.
NTFS-3G Stable Read/Write Driver...
MacFUSE: Full Read-Write NTFS for Mac OS X, Among Others...
http://www.osnews.com/story/16930
MacDrive for the PCs... allows them to Read/Write HFS+...
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
FAT is...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems
How to format your disks...
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html
Thanks to Pondini, Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks...
Excellent links - pity the last one does not work for me.
I will have to have another read as I get the impression some vital initial piece of information for the uninitiated is missing .
Backing up Hd "error -61"
