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External USB HD parition question.

  • 08-05-2008 11:20am
    #1
    QuadLeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭


    I have a 250GB external USB HD. I want to use timemachine on OSX to backup my files to this hard drive. OSX needs to format the hard drive (which is currently FAT32) to run timemachine. The problem I have is I need to be able to backup files manually on this hard drive from XP too. If OSX reformats this drive will I be able to access it and use it from XP?

    I was thinking of partitioning the drive. I've never done this before but I thought maybe if I created 2 seperate partitions, one for OSX backup and the other for XP backup. So then I could let OSX format it's own partition and then I'd format the XP partition to NTFS. Will this work or am I talking sh!te? I'd prefer to do it this way so if anybody knows what I need to do can ya please let me know.
    Thanks a thousand!


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  • #2
    sedohre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭sedohre


    I have a similar question, I have an external hard drive partitioned in 3 parts, I think I used xp's computer management program, i can't remember. 2 formated to NTFS and have stuff on them and 1 partition not formatted. I tried to format using xp's management program but it only allowes you to select NTFS.

    I also have a macbook oxs and I'd like to back up, so i'd be interested in this topic


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