Run this free program to use to clone your main drive in your new #2 partition as an added backup to TM. The name/date change can be done on your desktop anytime.īefore you hit the final button to do this partition scheme, double check options on more tie that you have the GUID scheme checked. Visit us, explore, and be inspired by premium external hard drives, SSDs, and RAID solutions that give you field-proven reliability and bold performance. You will get a blue highlight when you can add to it. I put in Time Machine for #1 and Tom's Clone 12-29-07 and I change the date every time I clone or backup on this partition by clicking on the lower most part of the name of this partitions name on your desktop. Go a head and name your partitions in the line to your right by clicking on the partition squares. Them you untitled 1 will be your TM partition If your hard drive is making abnormal noises, the next thing to do is to determine if the hard drive is really faulty. An internal hard drive could also be beeping sometimes. There will be a small center dot between the two partitions, put your cursor on that dot while clicking and pull down the box to 50- 60 GB or what ever you feel your max HD space will be with all your pictures and movies I chose 70GB Additionally, hard disk noise can also occur if you are using other brands of external hard drives like HGST, My Passport, Transcend, etc. Highlight the "untitled 2" by clicking in it's square Your partitions will be named untitled 1 and 2 Highlight your drive then click on "partition" in the headers to your right. I have 70 GB partition for the clone or backup. I clone my HD on another partition on the same drive as my TM. Here is my suggestion, You still need another form of backup if TM goes bad on you.
or sub hard drives inside your main Lacie hard drive. The second or third or fourth on would be the name of the drive partitions you would name. The top entry will give you the for example "468 GB WD3435988345903" that is the one you want to highlight. You may have 2 listings for THAT drive here. Have your Lacie plugged in and running then on the left side highlight it. Macintoch HD->Applications->Utilities->Disk Utilities. 70% of the people out there will get the cheapest drives they can, and that will be a USB drive.
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