I tried using my hubby's 3TB HD (which already has stuff on it) but it asks me to erase the data on it and when I hit no, nothing happens. I want to back my stuff up in case something happens but not really sure how the external hard drive works with TM. Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion
The drive doesn't need to be blank but does need to be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled); the reformatting process is what erases the drive.
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The drive doesn't need to be blank but does need to be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled); the reformatting process is what erases the drive.
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Therefore, I would have to find another place to put his stuff? And after I erase it, can I put other things other than the back-up stuff from my mac? Thank you so much for your response!
1. Yes.
2. Yes. If you choose to do this, create a second partition on the drive.
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Would I be able to partition it now in order to avoid lossing his stuff? Would you recommend just getting a new HD? Just a regular external or would the time capsule be better?
So, I found a way to partition it without removing data already there. You can go to Disk Utility, find the hard drive you want to partition and click on it, under the tabs there is one for partition (click it), then the "+" sign lets you add a new partition to the hard drive without interrupting the data already there. You can even set the amount you want to partition out of the available free space from your hard drive and name it too. Hope this helps at it helped me!
So, I found a way to partition it without removing data already there. You can go to Disk Utility, find the hard drive you want to partition and click on it, under the tabs there is one for partition (click it), then the "+" sign lets you add a new partition to the hard drive without interrupting the data already there. You can even set the amount you want to partition out of the available free space from your hard drive and name it too. Hope this helps at it helped me!
When using Time Machine, do you need an empty hard drive (brand new) in order to back-up your mac?
