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Re: Iomega eGo Portable HD 500GB USB 2.0 Leather
I received as a gift the Iomega eGo Portable HD 500GB USB2 (SKU34512). I have no idea how to set this up. The directions say it's compatible with Mac, but I have to reformat the drive, but when I plug everything in I get a message "Do you want to use Iomega HDD to back up with Time Machine?" Then options "Don't Use or "Use as backup disk". Does this mean I still have to reformat it? Also I'm not sure I want to backup the whole drive. I was planning only to back up my data and then eventually deleted the stuff of my hard drive. Which is better, the whole system or data? I am very new to this and I am very confused. I'm mainly interested in saving all my PrintShop projects and photos so I can gain more space on my drive.
I have a Mac mini, 2.26Ghz Intel Core 1 Duo processor; 3MB shared L2cache, 4GB Ram. 160 GB drive with 126 GB available.
Thanks,
Helen
I received as a gift the Iomega eGo Portable HD 500GB USB2 (SKU34512). I have no idea how to set this up. The directions say it's compatible with Mac, but I have to reformat the drive, but when I plug everything in I get a message "Do you want to use Iomega HDD to back up with Time Machine?" Then options "Don't Use or "Use as backup disk". Does this mean I still have to reformat it? Also I'm not sure I want to backup the whole drive. I was planning only to back up my data and then eventually deleted the stuff of my hard drive. Which is better, the whole system or data? I am very new to this and I am very confused. I'm mainly interested in saving all my PrintShop projects and photos so I can gain more space on my drive.
I have a Mac mini, 2.26Ghz Intel Core 1 Duo processor; 3MB shared L2cache, 4GB Ram. 160 GB drive with 126 GB available.
Thanks,
Helen