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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 708254" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>If you want to reformat the Lacie to use entirely as a backup drive for Time Machine do this:</p><p></p><p>Open Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder)</p><p></p><p>You should see your Lacie external in the list of Hard drives.</p><p></p><p>Click on the line that shows capacity.</p><p></p><p>Click on erase.</p><p></p><p>Select format MacOS extended.</p><p></p><p>Click erase at the bottom of the screen, then click erase again on the second window.</p><p></p><p>You can also change the name of the drive here if you like.</p><p></p><p>Should take a few minutes for the formatting to complete depending on the size of the drive.</p><p></p><p>When you run Time Machine it will now use the entire drive for making backups.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 708254, member: 46727"] If you want to reformat the Lacie to use entirely as a backup drive for Time Machine do this: Open Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder) You should see your Lacie external in the list of Hard drives. Click on the line that shows capacity. Click on erase. Select format MacOS extended. Click erase at the bottom of the screen, then click erase again on the second window. You can also change the name of the drive here if you like. Should take a few minutes for the formatting to complete depending on the size of the drive. When you run Time Machine it will now use the entire drive for making backups. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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