> It is not recognized at all in any utility program or in any way. It is like > it does not exist at all. I will take your advice and try to connect it > through a powered USB hub and see if it shows up that way. I just want to > reformat it and use it as my TimeMachine backup drive and storage of movie > files to share between several different computers, so each computer does not > need to have a local copy of every movie file I have. I'd strongly suggest that you don't use your backup device for file transfers: just let it do its job and don't risk damaging the backup structure by mounting it on another machine.
Can you keep all your files on one fully backed-up computer and access files from it across a home network? if you can't network and can only use one disk for both backup and file transfer, I suggest you partition it so that there are defined separate areas for backup and file transfer. The disadvantage here is that you will probably be stuck with your original choice of partition sizes. hope this helps and isn't patronising Bruce -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
