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I own a portable PC and a MAC mini. I am wandering if it's possible to back up both systems on a unique external HD (1 To).
Backup on external drive
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Sure it's possible, but you'll have to properly prepare the external hard drive so that it can be used by both file systems. You can partition it into two partitions; 500 Gb NTFS and 500 Gb HFS+ and give each partition a unique name. The PC will backup to the NTFS partition and the Mac to the HFS+ partition.
Keep in mind, however, if that external hard drive goes down, you will lose backup capability for both your PC and Mac. I recommend keeping them separate and as inexpensive as large external hard drives are, that should not be a problem.
Keep in mind, however, if that external hard drive goes down, you will lose backup capability for both your PC and Mac. I recommend keeping them separate and as inexpensive as large external hard drives are, that should not be a problem.
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