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Using an old PC drive for backup?
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1335524" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>You're welcome to come here first but I guess if you insist on going to Apple first I guess we will just have to cope.</p><p></p><p>Have to agree with your wife on the maintenance issue. I'm as big a computer geek as the next guy but I rather spend time doing something new rather than maintenance.</p><p></p><p>Here's a tip that I discovered about drives connected to the USB port on Airports and Time Capsules that may not be in the documentation. When it happened to me I hand visions of lost data:</p><p></p><p>If you ever experience something that makes you think the drive needs minor repair Disk Utility does not see it in the drive list as long as it is connected to the Airport. The solution is simple. Make sure the drive is properly ejected then connect it directly to one of the Macs. Now it should appear in Disk Utility when that's launched. Once repaired it and safely ejected it can be reconnected to the Airport/Time Capsule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1335524, member: 131855"] You're welcome to come here first but I guess if you insist on going to Apple first I guess we will just have to cope. Have to agree with your wife on the maintenance issue. I'm as big a computer geek as the next guy but I rather spend time doing something new rather than maintenance. Here's a tip that I discovered about drives connected to the USB port on Airports and Time Capsules that may not be in the documentation. When it happened to me I hand visions of lost data: If you ever experience something that makes you think the drive needs minor repair Disk Utility does not see it in the drive list as long as it is connected to the Airport. The solution is simple. Make sure the drive is properly ejected then connect it directly to one of the Macs. Now it should appear in Disk Utility when that's launched. Once repaired it and safely ejected it can be reconnected to the Airport/Time Capsule. [/QUOTE]
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