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Will Time Machine Erase All Files On My Portable Hard Drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 811361" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>In order to use your external HDD with Time Machine it must be formatted to HFS+. That process will wipe the drive clean and destroy all the data that is currently on it. Before formatting, save everything you need from the drive to a safe place.</p><p></p><p>There are no files on the WD drive that are necessary for it to run properly. Formatting it for Time Machine will prepare the drive to be used by your Mac for backups or even for storage of your OS X data if you choose.</p><p></p><p>You can even partition the drive into two partitions; one for Time Machine, the other for storage. The second partition can be created as FAT-32 and used for OS X and Windows file storage. If you need more help on this, post back and someone will lend a hand.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 811361, member: 46727"] In order to use your external HDD with Time Machine it must be formatted to HFS+. That process will wipe the drive clean and destroy all the data that is currently on it. Before formatting, save everything you need from the drive to a safe place. There are no files on the WD drive that are necessary for it to run properly. Formatting it for Time Machine will prepare the drive to be used by your Mac for backups or even for storage of your OS X data if you choose. You can even partition the drive into two partitions; one for Time Machine, the other for storage. The second partition can be created as FAT-32 and used for OS X and Windows file storage. If you need more help on this, post back and someone will lend a hand. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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