No worries Merv, I've just used the format extant, I never examined it, I think its Fat32 (I must look now!) I've just created user areas, given them space, and let them get on with it, and I've no complaints from Spouse of House, nor offspring.
It just hums. Cheers, Jim On 17 August 2010 11:48, Merv Bond <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Daniel, Jim and David for your helpful responses. > The out of the box format is stated as: RAID 1 > (Mirrored) mode. It also says that the file formats supported are: NTFS, > FAT, HFS+J. (I assume HFS+J is MacOS extended journaled). > 1 Is having a partition the best use of the available space? > 2 Would I have to format each partition as Mac OS extended (journaled)? > Merv > > > On 15/08/10 1:49 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> >> On 15/8/10 11:08 AM, "Merv Bond"<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> Has anyone had experience with this as a backup? >>> Western Digital 1TB My Book World Network Storage Drive >>> Could my: >>> Intel iMac OSX 10.5.8; and, my wife's >>> iBook G4 OSC 10.4.11 >>> each access it for backup on a LAN? >>> Comment appreciated. >>> Merv >>> >> >> Hi Merv >> >> I've used the MyBook Word 1.5TB drive and find it quite good. Though I've >> also got a Time Capsule for most of my backups, I use it as a network file >> storage also. It was quite easy to set up overall. >> You can also use it with Time Machine on your 10.58 machine, as well an >> iTunes Music server also if you want to sure music in one spot as well. >> And >> plenty of other features. >> There's some quite good info on them here at the wholesaler site I get >> them >> from:- >> < >> http://www.simms.com.au/ProductDetails.aspx?ItemCode=WDH1NC10000A&vendid=WE >> SDIG002&catid=562&ValueRam=0> >> I supplied a couple here and there to clients and they've been quite happy >> with them. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email:<daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >> Web:<http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Macintosh** >> >> >> >> >> -- 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> >> Unsubscribe -<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> > -- > "Education without values and knowledge without ethics is a false > education." > > > -- 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> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- Jim Duffield 0405583977 Skype: oldozsapper * **Support Veterans in your vote: *Put the* SITTING MEMBER LAST *and the other major party (remaining Labor or Lib, ie. "tother" party - Labor or Lib) next to last. Then, of the remainder chose whom you want most and place them first. Lastly, in a random fashion, fill in the rest in pretty pattern, because they are meaningless.... *Walk away from the polling booth feeling good, knowing you have struck a blow for those that have taken the blows for you and yours - Veterans... * Remember; in preferential voting, it matters most who you put *LAST*... -- 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> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
