Re: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
As others have noted Merv.not worth it. I fail to see the value in it even if it were technically possible. If it were a legacy device that you just had to have, maybe...but an external Hard Drive? Nup. Just plug it into your USB port on your iMac and it will work OK, just not as fast as Firewire800. Alternatively, get an external Firewire 800 case and transfer the drive (assuming it's not a chipped drive). Stuart On 27/04/12 10:22 AM, hugh griffiths hgr...@hotmail.com wrote: The power issue is the one I would be the most cautious with, USB is 5 v or less, but firewire can be up to 40 V ( different ampages as well and I would be very worried as the pins for power would be different as well) Hugh Subject: Re: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800 From: wa...@macwizardry.com.au Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:03:27 +0800 To: wamug@wamug.org.au Got in before I did Carlo :) So won't rehash what you've written,..lol :) But yes, I'd be a bit cautious. The other thing would be if you'd see any real world speed difference. The USB3 would only be running at USB2 speed as that is what the Mac would expect, so it's not going to convert to Firewire speeds, so I think you'd still be gaining USB2 speeds anyway. So no real improvement. I could be wrong here, but I also had the impression there were differing data versus power consumptions through both a USB and Firewire cable. (ie one pulls through or expects more power and data then the other). So wouldn't want to fry anything if there was. Again, I could be wrong there,... Found this info as well, which may help with it... /quote Firewire is isochronous, basically meaning that you can pump clocked data though it in real time. USB works more like TCPIP, with the data chopped up into packets and later reassembled. (Thus, at a minimum, you have latency, that is, the wait for the data to be put back together.) Second, the Firewire protocol allows more direct address to memory (including mass storage) with minimal intervention of the CPU. /end quote I can't lay my hands on the other info I thought I had and Siri can only do so much when driving,..lol ;) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 27/04/2012, at 8:46 AM, cm wrote: Hi Merv and Peter, I would be wary of those connectors. Notice they are all on resale sites, none are manufacturer sales. They could be fakes. As I said earlier, I don't believe it is possible to convert USB to Firewire with just a simple pin-to-pin cable. USB used the PC as the bus master whereas Firewire is a true peer-to-peer connection and required handshaking signals back from the disk drive. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:10 , Peter Sealy wrote: I thought I had a vague memory (at my age all memories are vague) of seeing USB to Firewire converters somewhere. So I did a quick Google search and came up with these. I have not looked in depth at any of them and have not explored any further but the Google search will surely find more info. http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=USB+A+MALE+TO+IEEE1394+4+PIN+Firewire +ADAPTER+CONVERTER http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Travel-Firewire-Cable-Adapters/dp/B00354MVP0 http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Firewire-USB-Converter http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-to-firewire-converter.html Search Google : convert usb to firewire adapter HTH .. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. On 26/04/2012, at 11:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
Re: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Thank you everyone for your responses. A dealer I spoke to suggested such a cable existed but they didn't have one in stock. However, having read all your responses I decided that if indeed it did exist there was the potential for unpleasant outcomes. I have just returned from a shopping trip with a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800 - which raises another question, so I will start a new thread. Regards to all Merv On 27/04/12 9:03 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Got in before I did Carlo :) So won't rehash what you've written,..lol :) But yes, I'd be a bit cautious. The other thing would be if you'd see any real world speed difference. The USB3 would only be running at USB2 speed as that is what the Mac would expect, so it's not going to convert to Firewire speeds, so I think you'd still be gaining USB2 speeds anyway. So no real improvement. I could be wrong here, but I also had the impression there were differing data versus power consumptions through both a USB and Firewire cable. (ie one pulls through or expects more power and data then the other). So wouldn't want to fry anything if there was. Again, I could be wrong there,... Found this info as well, which may help with it... /quote Firewire is isochronous, basically meaning that you can pump clocked data though it in real time. USB works more like TCPIP, with the data chopped up into packets and later reassembled. (Thus, at a minimum, you have latency, that is, the wait for the data to be put back together.) Second, the Firewire protocol allows more direct address to memory (including mass storage) with minimal intervention of the CPU. /end quote I can't lay my hands on the other info I thought I had and Siri can only do so much when driving,..lol ;) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email:daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web:http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 27/04/2012, at 8:46 AM, cm wrote: Hi Merv and Peter, I would be wary of those connectors. Notice they are all on resale sites, none are manufacturer sales. They could be fakes. As I said earlier, I don't believe it is possible to convert USB to Firewire with just a simple pin-to-pin cable. USB used the PC as the bus master whereas Firewire is a true peer-to-peer connection and required handshaking signals back from the disk drive. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:10 , Peter Sealy wrote: I thought I had a vague memory (at my age all memories are vague) of seeing USB to Firewire converters somewhere. So I did a quick Google search and came up with these. I have not looked in depth at any of them and have not explored any further but the Google search will surely find more info. http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=USB+A+MALE+TO+IEEE1394+4+PIN+Firewire+ADAPTER+CONVERTER http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Travel-Firewire-Cable-Adapters/dp/B00354MVP0 http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Firewire-USB-Converter http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-to-firewire-converter.html Search Google : convert usb to firewire adapter HTH .. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. On 26/04/2012, at 11:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The whole psychology of modern
Partitioning and bootable disks
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Partitioning and bootable backup
As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a - oop! sorry, hit the wrong button!! As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800. If I partition it into two 1TB parts can neither, one only or each partition be a bootable backup? Comment appreciated. Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Partitioning and bootable backup
Hi Merv, Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 15:19 , Merv Bond wrote: As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a - oop! sorry, hit the wrong button!! As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800. If I partition it into two 1TB parts can neither, one only or each partition be a bootable backup? Comment appreciated. Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Partitioning and bootable backup
Hi Merv, Just adding to Carlo’s reply. In order to boot from an Intel based or PPC based Mac, you may need to change the partition map. The bootable partition Map for PPC is (APM) Apple Partition Map which is Apples default. The Intel based Macs require (GUID) “GUID Partition Table to be bootable. Cheers, Ronni On 27/04/2012, at 3:26 PM, cm wrote: Hi Merv, Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 15:19 , Merv Bond wrote: As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a - oop! sorry, hit the wrong button!! As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800. If I partition it into two 1TB parts can neither, one only or each partition be a bootable backup? Comment appreciated. Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ipad sim in europe
I am currently in the UK with my iPad. If unable to make use of free WiFi or relatives' wireless systems. I purchase time from BTFon. Easy to arrange on line with credit card.There are various options but I find the £15 for five days unlimited use works well for me and also used the same system a couple of years ago. I see the cost as well worth while to keep me sane. After a bad experience last year with a French IPad SIM I would not go down that path again. I have two weeks coming up in France but deliberately chose accommodation (apartment) that includes unlimited broadband access. In my experience, most French hotels also offer free WiFi. Regards to all Laura Sent from my iPad On 27/04/2012, at 12:46 AM, hugh griffiths hgr...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light on it for me to advise them, as I don't want to steer them the wrong way and for them to purchase another sim that doesn't work. They will be mainly in the UK and then Spain, then France and finally Italy ( but they wont need a sim in italy, I don't think, as they are staying with friends who are sure to have wifi). Does anyone have experience with setting up ipad2 with latest OS and new sim purchased in UK and or Spain and or France? Best Regards Hugh -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
I have no problems syncing with Dropbox. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 27/04/2012, at 7:57 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn - Original Message - From: Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2012 7:44:23 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: 1Password On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Dropbox is just plain great...and Google offers Google Drive, which is exactly the same thing as Dropbox but with 5GB free vrs. 2GB (on either case you can purchase more storage). JC On Apr 27, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: I have no problems syncing with Dropbox. Stuart Breden -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Housekeeping
There has been various posts about housekeeping. What is the generally recommended housekeeping of iMacs and with what resources? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Thanks Stuart was going to download and install everything yesterday until my good friends at Telstra decided to cut off my phone and broadband... and hey, it's the weekend and trying to get anyone there to resolve the problem now is. well frankly impossible!! Hopefully I will be reconnected on Monday. Thanks again, David On 27/04/2012, at 8:24 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Easy David. Make sure you have the extensions on your browsers on each device. Set up a Dropbox account. I use it with Safari and Firefox. then pain sailing. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Partitioning and bootable backup
Thanks Ronni, Carlo and Bob. From your responses I gather that having made a GUID Partition Table I must then format each partition as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Have I got it right? Merv On 27/04/12 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Merv, Just adding to Carlo’s reply. In order to boot from an Intel based or PPC based Mac, you may need to change the partition map. The bootable partition Map for PPC is (APM) Apple Partition Map which is Apples default. The Intel based Macs require (GUID) “GUID Partition Table to be bootable. Cheers, Ronni Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies On 27/04/2012, at 3:26 PM, cm wrote: Hi Merv, Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 15:19 , Merv Bond wrote: As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a - oop! sorry, hit the wrong button!! As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800. If I partition it into two 1TB parts can neither, one only or each partition be a bootable backup? Comment appreciated. Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Partitioning and bootable backup
Yes Merv, Mac OS Extended (Journaled) GUID Partition Table If you need anymore information I have on my website a PDF I created “How To: Format Partition External Drive for Time Machine”. Even though you will not be using Time Machine to backup to this drive as Time Machine is NOT bootable. After you format and Partition your External Drive you will use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to create bootable backups. If you wish to download my tutorial, you can find it at http://ronnibrown.net/ under page 'Format Partition External Drive For Time Machine'. Cheers, Ronni On 28/04/2012, at 11:50 AM, Merv Bond wrote: Thanks Ronni, Carlo and Bob. From your responses I gather that having made a GUID Partition Table I must then format each partition as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Have I got it right? Merv On 27/04/12 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Merv, Just adding to Carlo’s reply. In order to boot from an Intel based or PPC based Mac, you may need to change the partition map. The bootable partition Map for PPC is (APM) Apple Partition Map which is Apples default. The Intel based Macs require (GUID) “GUID Partition Table to be bootable. Cheers, Ronni Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies On 27/04/2012, at 3:26 PM, cm wrote: Hi Merv, Yes, you can have as many bootable partitions as will fit on your drive. Format the partitions as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make bootable copies. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 15:19 , Merv Bond wrote: As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a - oop! sorry, hit the wrong button!! As mentioned on another thread I have purchased a 2TB WD My Book Studio with Firewire 800. If I partition it into two 1TB parts can neither, one only or each partition be a bootable backup? Comment appreciated. Merv -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
