Can I use my my existing WD mybook with Time Machine?

[cudo]

Hi,

Can I use my hard drive with Time Machine ? I got the drive in use already so my question is wether I can additionally use it as a backup disc without erasing its content? Do I just connect my drive and start Time Machine app and it will create Time Machine folder on its own ?

Cheers!

P.S. Preparing for SL installation...do not wanna lose me data

 

[r.j.s]

As long as it is formatted for Mac, then yes.

 

[cudo]

Yes. It is Mac formatted. So what I do next is just simply plug-in me hard drive and allow Time Machine do do its job, right ?

 

[r.j.s]

Correct. TM should ask if you want to use the drive. If not, then go to TM in System Preferences and turn it on.

 

[Tex-Twil]

I used TM for the 1st time yesterday and I was also happy to see that it can share a partition/disk with other data. It just creates a new folder on your drive and doesn't touch your other stuff

Tex

 

[cudo]

mission accomplished I managed to backup with TM and it all went smooth. Just a question, after I install SL on me machine, how do I use the back up to restore me data ? Simply fire up TM in SL ? Can i restore just some data e.g. mail accoutns, ical, and address book ?

Thanks

 

[Tex-Twil]

mission accomplished I managed to backup with TM and it all went smooth. Just a question, after I install SL on me machine, how do I use the back up to restore me data ? Simply fire up TM in SL ? Can i restore just some data e.g. mail accoutns, ical, and address book ?

Thanks

I'm right now doing a totally manual restore i.e. simply copying the things I want from my TM folder back to SL.

I could not find address book contacts so I synced them back from my iPhone but you might want to export them while still in Leopard.

 

[r.j.s]

mission accomplished I managed to backup with TM and it all went smooth. Just a question, after I install SL on me machine, how do I use the back up to restore me data ? Simply fire up TM in SL ? Can i restore just some data e.g. mail accoutns, ical, and address book ?

Thanks

You can also use Migration Assistant to copy over your data, if you don't want to use the drag and drop method.

 

[cudo]

Migration Assistant - that is what I need. Thanks for bril answer.

 

[Tex-Twil]

Migration Assistant - that is what I need. Thanks for bril answer.

I can't see where I can import Address Book contacts using the Migration Assistant.