New user of Timemachine with a question on using an external hardrive:
For the last year I have been using a desktop G4 and saving a copy of some files to an external 1TB hardrive. I just drag and copy to the 1TB drive. There are no Timemachine files on this drive from another computer.
I just purchased a refurbished MacBook Pro. I need to make a backup of the entire disk before I mess around with Bootcamp.
1. Is it safe to use the same 1TB to run Timemachine for the MacBook Pro on a drive that has pre-intel files from my G4?
2. Will both computers still be able to access their appropriate files?
3. Is Timemachine useable with older computers like a G4?
4. If it is possible to use Timemachine for an older computer: Could you have a timemachine backup from both computers on the same external drive?
D300
For the last year I have been using a desktop G4 and saving a copy of some files to an external 1TB hardrive. I just drag and copy to the 1TB drive. There are no Timemachine files on this drive from another computer.
I just purchased a refurbished MacBook Pro. I need to make a backup of the entire disk before I mess around with Bootcamp.
1. Is it safe to use the same 1TB to run Timemachine for the MacBook Pro on a drive that has pre-intel files from my G4?
2. Will both computers still be able to access their appropriate files?
3. Is Timemachine useable with older computers like a G4?
4. If it is possible to use Timemachine for an older computer: Could you have a timemachine backup from both computers on the same external drive?
D300