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Need help backing up my Macbook to external HD
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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1108911" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>If you just need to transfer your files to your new MBP then you can use <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3322" target="_blank">migration assistant</a> instead. You should have a some kind of backup system though if you don't currently have one so it's not a bad idea to start one now. </p><p></p><p>You can either use Time Machine or do clone copies of your computer with Carbon Clone Copier. Whichever one you choose is a personal preference and some people do both types of backups. You can search the forums to find out about the differences. It's a common topic.</p><p></p><p>You do need to format the external drive to Mac's format which is easy to do using the included Disk Utility in your Mac.</p><p></p><p>edited: To answer your edited question, FAT32 is only need if you want to use the external for both Mac and Windows. It's better to use Mac's format if you are trying to use it for long time backup solutions. Time Machine will only work in Mac's format.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1108911, member: 140470"] If you just need to transfer your files to your new MBP then you can use [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3322"]migration assistant[/URL] instead. You should have a some kind of backup system though if you don't currently have one so it's not a bad idea to start one now. You can either use Time Machine or do clone copies of your computer with Carbon Clone Copier. Whichever one you choose is a personal preference and some people do both types of backups. You can search the forums to find out about the differences. It's a common topic. You do need to format the external drive to Mac's format which is easy to do using the included Disk Utility in your Mac. edited: To answer your edited question, FAT32 is only need if you want to use the external for both Mac and Windows. It's better to use Mac's format if you are trying to use it for long time backup solutions. Time Machine will only work in Mac's format. [/QUOTE]
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