Hi, Using XFAT gets rid of the size restriction.
hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 17, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > FAT32 should work. Remember, though, that you can't store files greater than > 4gb on a FAT32 formatted drive. Stick to the Mac format if possible, or you > might run into problems with huge files. Just something to keep in mind. > On Sep 17, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I use a LaCie 2 terabyte firewire/USB drive. And, I think it's a >> discontinued model - the latest LaCie's are 3 tb or greater. I use firewire >> because it is the only mode that allows for booting off the external - you >> can't boot from a USB drive. I have it split into four partitions, 2 for >> bootable images of both my MacbookAir and iMac, and 2 partitions for data >> storage. It's more space than I'll ever probably use. I bought if from the >> local Apple store. >> >> Use disk utility to partition and format it using Mac journaling format if >> its intended use is strictly for the mac. Otherwise, fat will work for both >> windows and mac (either fat, or fat32, I can't remember which) >> >> >> On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. >>> What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so. >>> Also how would I format that drive? >>> Thanks as always for any advice. >>> Max. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
