On Apr 8, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: > Done right, it would appear that there should be no problem using the > same external drive partition for Time Machine backup for 2 different > Macs. Correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. When connected to a single volume, time machine uses the entire volume. > > Any thoughts? Worst case, I just erase the TM partition and start > over, maybe even repartition the entire external HD to accommodate > separate TM partitions. Won't kill me. But it seems silly that I can't > simply rename or move folders to correct this problem. The correct solution is erase and partition, so you have one volume per backup. Just moving the folders won't alter the internal DB structure Time MAchine uses to keep track of things. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- 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
