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A new MacBook and Time machine

Jan 7, 2008 10:48PM PST

Next week I will be getting my shiny new mac book(The highest spec. configuration on it). I would like to get a mac book pro but it passes my budget way to much.

When I get the new book I am planning to reinstall the operating system just to feel clean, but before I do that; I wanted to partition the disk drive in two like 10gb the smallest one for time machine. My question is will this work for time machine as an external drive. I know that this is not the best way to do things, but I do not want o spend more money on other parts after I just spent $1000 dollars upgrading my other laptop to vista.(Many problems for the upgrade). I normally back up my important files on DRD-RW'S anyway, so in case my had drive fails my data will not be lost.


Also I would like any advice on the big switch from Windows to Mac OSX.


I cannot believe I am actually doing this, and so happy about it, although I will have less pc problems to worry about. And to think I fix PC computers for close friends and relatives.


Thank You in advance for tips and answers.

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You may be thinking of Windows?
Jan 7, 2008 11:16PM PST

That partition scheme is an odd idea. Have you seen how a partition shows in a Unix directory? No drive letter but just another directory. As such I see lots of reasons why partitioning is not something to bother with here.

It's a new world and your Mac will arrive clean, without any blotware. Enjoy it and start to discard those ideas your learned from Windows.

Bob

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Partitions and Time Machine
Jan 8, 2008 12:49AM PST

I agree with Bob on the partion thing and also when he says that your machine will arrive with NO bloatware installed.

About Time Machine. This is a backup utility. Backing up your data to a partition that is a partition of the only internal HD does not make any sense whatsoever.
You are backing up your data in case the drive that your data is on, crashes. So why would you even consider backing it up to the very same drive?

I believe that Time Machine will not allow you to do that.

P