If the drive isn't going to be used to transport stuff from your Mac to
a Windows box then you can use one of the native Mac disk formats, which
is usually Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Assuming you'll run time machine
and store the backups on this drive, I don't know if that works well
with a FAT or ExFAT partition.
CB
On 9/18/13 6:47 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
Hi,
Using XFAT gets rid of the size restriction.
hth
Ricardo Walker
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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.
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