What is a "sparse disk image"?
I am struggling to get a backup onto an external Ethernet Hard Drive I have attached to my network. I am told by tech support for the back-up software (SilverKeeper) that the problem may lie in the fact that I am trying to use a "sparse disk image" on the network drive.
The drive is currently formatted in FAT32 because I have 2 Macs and 1 PC using the drive. The suggestion is to reformat it using HFS+ or EXT3 but if I use HFS+ I don't think the PC will be able to write to or read from the drive. I can't partiction the drive because I want all three machines to share a common music library for iTunes.
Can someone tell me what a "sparse drive image" is? Will reformatting the drive to HFS+ eliminate the problem (assuming I can overcome the PC issue?
Thanks,
David
The drive is currently formatted in FAT32 because I have 2 Macs and 1 PC using the drive. The suggestion is to reformat it using HFS+ or EXT3 but if I use HFS+ I don't think the PC will be able to write to or read from the drive. I can't partiction the drive because I want all three machines to share a common music library for iTunes.
Can someone tell me what a "sparse drive image" is? Will reformatting the drive to HFS+ eliminate the problem (assuming I can overcome the PC issue?
Thanks,
David
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I use sparsedisk images all the time becuase you can encrypt them. I use them to keep a file contaning bank account and credit card numbers. I also use them to keeps other files from friends who are always trying to find them and embarrass me. (my journal or course...or is it).