04-30-2012, 06:29 AM

Hey all -

Hope all is well with everyone. By following the instructions on Apple's website, I recently moved my time machine from one external drive to a new one. It seems to be working. I then proceeded to reformat the old drive. which I also believe went well. However, when I look at the illuminated capacity gauge on my storage device the gauge never went down to represent their is nothing on it. When I look at the Istat Nano overview of the drive it still shows that something is on it. Yet when I go to finder and look at the information, it tells me that 2tb of 2tb is free. Did i do something wrong? Should I be worried? Anyone know how to correct?
Thanks in advance for all support.

Hwilensky

04-30-2012, 07:47 AM

How did you re-format the drive?

04-30-2012, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by mrplow

How did you re-format the drive?

Using disk utility and then hit reformat and then chose mac os extended (journal). Did I do it correctly?

Hwilensky

04-30-2012, 09:02 PM

Did you choose to erase the drive first before formatting? Although formatting should overwrite the previous data, it's always best to erase first.

04-30-2012, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by chscag

Did you choose to erase the drive first before formatting? Although formatting should overwrite the previous data, it's always best to erase first.

I am pretty sure I did. I could always do it again, as I have nothing save to it yet. I was waiting till I was sure I did everything correctly.

Hwilensky

04-30-2012, 09:57 PM

Do it again and this time use erase. Also select the secure erase feature but don't allow it do any more than one pass. Otherwise you'll be erasing the drive all night into tomorrow!

05-01-2012, 03:35 AM

Also make sure there's only a single partition

05-01-2012, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by chscag

Do it again and this time use erase. Also select the secure erase feature but don't allow it do any more than one pass. Otherwise you'll be erasing the drive all night into tomorrow!

Thanks for the response. Now when I go to erase, security, do I choose the fastest option or the one that is one over to the right, which says that it does a once over?

Hwilensky

05-01-2012, 08:33 AM

You can choose the fastest option

05-01-2012, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by mrplow

You can choose the fastest option

Thanks Mr Plow. I did it and the results were mixed. While Istat nano says that I have the 2gb free. The external drive's illuminated capacity gauge still reads that it is a quarter full. Any way to fix that?

Thanks,
Hwilensky

05-02-2012, 12:42 AM

What does Finder say? Select the drive and look at the bottom of the finder window or right-click on the drive and choose Get Info


Out of interest which make and model of drive is it?

05-02-2012, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by mrplow

What does Finder say? Select the drive and look at the bottom of the finder window or right-click on the drive and choose Get Info


Out of interest which make and model of drive is it?

It says 0 items 2TB Available. It is a WD 2tb my book for mac.

Hwilensky

05-02-2012, 05:37 AM

The capacity indicator needs the WD smartware companion software installed for it to work correctly.

I'd suggest heading to the WR support pages and make sure you have the latest firmware and software installed.

http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...wdsfMyBook_Mac

05-02-2012, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by mrplow

The capacity indicator needs the WD smartware companion software installed for it to work correctly.

I'd suggest heading to the WR support pages and make sure you have the latest firmware and software installed.

WD Support / Downloads / My Book / My Book for Mac

Mr plow -
Thank you so much for all your time and help, I appreciate it very much. It people like you that really make this board a real joy to come to for help and knowledge. Once again, thank you so much.

Hwilensky