Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Apps and Programs
Backup laptop - partition external drive?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="ann-mac" data-source="post: 680552" data-attributes="member: 59393"><p>I'm about to backup everything on my laptop before I take it to Glastonbury festival and get it filled with mud. I have an external hard drive for this purpose - brand new 250GB LaCie Rugged, which I intend to also use for transporting files in the future.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to use Carbon Copy to backup, and I thought - should I partition the LaCie to make a 70GB (the size of the laptop HD) drive for the backup/laptop clone? Would it be happier like that? I'd rather leave it unpartitioned as it's more flexible that way, but I don't want to end up with it swamped full of files and getting mixed up further down the line</p><p></p><p>Advice & guidance much appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann-mac, post: 680552, member: 59393"] I'm about to backup everything on my laptop before I take it to Glastonbury festival and get it filled with mud. I have an external hard drive for this purpose - brand new 250GB LaCie Rugged, which I intend to also use for transporting files in the future. I'm going to use Carbon Copy to backup, and I thought - should I partition the LaCie to make a 70GB (the size of the laptop HD) drive for the backup/laptop clone? Would it be happier like that? I'd rather leave it unpartitioned as it's more flexible that way, but I don't want to end up with it swamped full of files and getting mixed up further down the line Advice & guidance much appreciated! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Apps and Programs
Backup laptop - partition external drive?
Top