Hello Zoe, When you say a USB key, are you referring to one of those little key-fob like devices that are smaller than the size of an average finger? If so, I’m not certain I would use such a device to serve as the storage media for my backups. All things being equal, they are remarkably slow. While these little USB keys are marvelous for quickly transferring or even transporting data files, they would definitely not be my device of choice.
If you have the money, I would recommend that you go to your local technology retailer and purchase a portable USB hard drive. In the USA, for example, one can acquire such a device at Best Buy for approximately $50. Of course, this is just my opinion. Mark From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zoe Fiogkos Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 7:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: how do i begin? Hi guys, I have decided to upgrade my mac, and took the advice of a member who said to back up my system. Apperantly I need 28.8 gb of space to back up and I have I u s b key that has 59 gb of space so my questions are two, but let’s begin with the first. Do I need to format this key somehow to use with the imac? Or do I just connect and ready to go? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
