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Got my backup drive & Leopard disc-Now what do I do?
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<blockquote data-quote="naftalim" data-source="post: 517567" data-attributes="member: 38627"><p>Partition Size: This depends on how you intend to use your computer. Note that Time Machine has to be as big or bigger than the drive you back up to it.</p><p></p><p>If you are doing lots of revisions to files or many versions of files, where going back in time might be important, that Time Machine would be the focus. If you are concerned about Mac Drive Failure, then the cloned backup would take precedence. </p><p></p><p>Initial Set Up. No, there is no need to partition the drive for the initial clone prior to set up. If you have more than one internal drive, or already have your internal drive partitioned, then yes, you would partition the external as well according to the number of partitions on the internals and then clone each one separately. Some people have the OS on one internal drive and media on another.</p><p></p><p>Yes, partitioning a drive effectively erases the drive.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="naftalim, post: 517567, member: 38627"] Partition Size: This depends on how you intend to use your computer. Note that Time Machine has to be as big or bigger than the drive you back up to it. If you are doing lots of revisions to files or many versions of files, where going back in time might be important, that Time Machine would be the focus. If you are concerned about Mac Drive Failure, then the cloned backup would take precedence. Initial Set Up. No, there is no need to partition the drive for the initial clone prior to set up. If you have more than one internal drive, or already have your internal drive partitioned, then yes, you would partition the external as well according to the number of partitions on the internals and then clone each one separately. Some people have the OS on one internal drive and media on another. Yes, partitioning a drive effectively erases the drive. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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