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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 956191" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Beware that FAT32 will not allow you to place any file 4GB or larger onto the drive.</p><p></p><p>This will also erase any data currently on the drive.</p><p></p><p>Open up Disk Utility</p><p>Highlight the external drive (not the partition) in the left pane </p><p>go to the Partition tab</p><p>Volume Scheme - change it to however many partitions you want</p><p>Volume Information - Format - select MS-DOS (FAT)</p><p></p><p>for Mac only access and the ability to keep files larger than 4GB, leave it at the default selection Mac OS Extended (Journaled)</p><p></p><p>I would highly recommend 2 partitions - setup 1 for a SuperDuper! bootable backup (it would need to be at least the size of your internal drive or less based on how much data you plan on keeping on the internal) and then a 2nd partition for storing miscellaneous stuff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 956191, member: 24160"] Beware that FAT32 will not allow you to place any file 4GB or larger onto the drive. This will also erase any data currently on the drive. Open up Disk Utility Highlight the external drive (not the partition) in the left pane go to the Partition tab Volume Scheme - change it to however many partitions you want Volume Information - Format - select MS-DOS (FAT) for Mac only access and the ability to keep files larger than 4GB, leave it at the default selection Mac OS Extended (Journaled) I would highly recommend 2 partitions - setup 1 for a SuperDuper! bootable backup (it would need to be at least the size of your internal drive or less based on how much data you plan on keeping on the internal) and then a 2nd partition for storing miscellaneous stuff [/QUOTE]
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