IOMEGA QuikProtect

[exgarymac]

Switching from my WIN PC to a Macbook Pro I have a couple of questions.
1) On my Macbook I have a constant icon in top right showing HDD - Not sure why I need to see that because I think it just tells me that I have a hard disk live. is it OK to remove the icon?
2) On my PC i backup files to an Iomega external disk through the Iomega system QUIKPROTECT and that works fine. They tell me I need to reformat theexternal disk if I want to backup MAC files so I am considering purchase of another external drive. Can I use QUIKPROTECT on MAC or is TIMEMACHINE preferable either way does the type of external hard drive matter (format excepted?
3) what is the best way to transfer all my current files from PC to MAC?

Richard

 

[chscag]

We'll take these in order: (And Welcome to the Mac Forums.)

1. You can remove the hard drive image icon this way: Open the Finder (smiling face on your dock menu left side), click on the Finder menu, click on preferences, remove the check from the box that says "Hard disks" under the title "Show these items on the desktop".

2. Purchasing another hard drive or using your former Windows hard drive will work provided you re-format the drive. The drive will have to be re-formatted to the Mac OS Journaled file system. You can do that by using "Disk Utility" which is included in the "Utilities" folder listed under "Applications".

The Iomega program is a Windows program and will not work to backup your Mac. Use the built in Time Machine program supplied with the operating system.

3. You can use the Windows Migration Assistant provided by Apple to move your PC files to the Mac. Please read the directions carefully and try to fully understand where everything will go before using the program. If you have any doubt about using it, make sure you ask first. Here is the download link at Apple where you can get it: LINK

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