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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1103223" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>For compatibility purposes, you're on the right track. You'll want to create 2 partitions, using GUID. The Time Machine partition will need to be Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the other will be MS-DOS (AKA FAT32). And of course, you will be limited to smaller file sizes. If that becomes a problem, you can always install Paragon's NTFS for Mac ( ~$30) and then format it in NTFS, which is more efficient overall.</p><p></p><p>As far as the size of the Time Machine partition, that's a tough question. Even if you make it equal to the size of your internal HDD, it's not going to have enough room to keep multiple versions of your data (which is the "killer feature" of Time Machine). Generally, you want to give it as much space as you can afford to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1103223, member: 24098"] For compatibility purposes, you're on the right track. You'll want to create 2 partitions, using GUID. The Time Machine partition will need to be Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the other will be MS-DOS (AKA FAT32). And of course, you will be limited to smaller file sizes. If that becomes a problem, you can always install Paragon's NTFS for Mac ( ~$30) and then format it in NTFS, which is more efficient overall. As far as the size of the Time Machine partition, that's a tough question. Even if you make it equal to the size of your internal HDD, it's not going to have enough room to keep multiple versions of your data (which is the "killer feature" of Time Machine). Generally, you want to give it as much space as you can afford to. [/QUOTE]
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