Rick In case this is of any use, I don't use Time Machine, instead preferring the manual control of Shirt Pocket's 'SuperDuper!'
It's the dumbest name ever for a piece of software that is in fact one of the best methods to manually backup a hard drive. It is very well supported with updated versions released regularly and the modest price makes it attractive. It doesn't do what Time Machine does, but it does mean that backup space is more realistic, IMO. It basically clones a hard drive, but from that point on, whenever it is run, it will assess the drive to be backed up, and the target drive, and delete and copy across only those files that have changed since last backup. I have used it for years and never had an issue. Always found it easy to use, and has worked when I needed it. <http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html> HTH and YMMV! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.