Time Machine Partition

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foodmetaphorsfoodmetaphors
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I want to buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148360



My question is, can I set aside a partition just for time machine, then use the rest of the drive for things like media, windows, linux, itunes library, etc..?

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    macxpressmacxpress Posts: 6,013member
    As long as the one partition is formatted for HFS+ you should be able to select the partition in the Time Machine System Preference. On my iMac I have the hard drive partitioned and it shows the 2nd partition as an option to use for the TM backup. You should be ok.
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    foodmetaphorsfoodmetaphors Posts: 67member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by macxpress View Post


    As long as the one partition is formatted for HFS+ you should be able to select the partition in the Time Machine System Preference. On my iMac I have the hard drive partitioned and it shows the 2nd partition as an option to use for the TM backup. You should be ok.



    Cool, thanks.
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    kmac1036kmac1036 Posts: 281member
    format the drive as GUID partition map, otherwise, it will only backup a few gigs.
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