I have a 2012 MBA with a 256 GB Hard Drive...I am looking for recommendations regarding an external hard to use for backup purposes noting the following:
1. I have a WD ShareSpace 4 TB RAID 5 NAS which i) I use to backup my Windows computers and ii) I use to house my iTunes library. I would very much like to use this drive to backup my MBA but the NAS is not Mac friendly.
2. I will follow a backup strategy similar to that I use for my Windows computers...weekly full system backups...daily Home Folder backups.
3. I will likely partition the drive into at least 3 partitions...1 bootable for Mountain Lion install or the then current OS, 1 for TimeMachine and 1 for daily Home Folder backups.
4. I would appreciate recommendations as to the best rout to go -- Mac friendly NAS drive, USB 3.0 drive, thunderbolt drive, etc. -- and why.
With much thanks,
Joel
1. I have a WD ShareSpace 4 TB RAID 5 NAS which i) I use to backup my Windows computers and ii) I use to house my iTunes library. I would very much like to use this drive to backup my MBA but the NAS is not Mac friendly.
2. I will follow a backup strategy similar to that I use for my Windows computers...weekly full system backups...daily Home Folder backups.
3. I will likely partition the drive into at least 3 partitions...1 bootable for Mountain Lion install or the then current OS, 1 for TimeMachine and 1 for daily Home Folder backups.
4. I would appreciate recommendations as to the best rout to go -- Mac friendly NAS drive, USB 3.0 drive, thunderbolt drive, etc. -- and why.
With much thanks,
Joel
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