I'm planning on selling my MBP in a couple of days and buying a new one within the next month. I'm working on backing up all of my files in order to transition them to the new Mac when I get it. I need some advice when it comes to Time Machine (never used it before) and other programs.
I have a new external hard drive that's 500GB that I would like to format and partition. I'm considering using Time Machine to back up my files, but I've also downloaded Carbon Copy Cloner. Which one would be better to use for my needs? Or should I use both? What is the difference between them?
Will I be able to access either from a Windows pc if I don't have a Mac for a couple of weeks? Is there some way to partition the external hard drive so that I have a copy of my internal (Mac HD) drive in one partition, but can also keep some files (music, pics, docs) in a partition that's accessible by Windows?
I know I should use Disk Utility to format it, but that's about all I know. In Options, do I want "GUID Partition Table", "Apple Partition Map", or "Master Boot Record"?
Sorry for all the questions! I'm pretty illiterate in these matters...
I have a new external hard drive that's 500GB that I would like to format and partition. I'm considering using Time Machine to back up my files, but I've also downloaded Carbon Copy Cloner. Which one would be better to use for my needs? Or should I use both? What is the difference between them?
Will I be able to access either from a Windows pc if I don't have a Mac for a couple of weeks? Is there some way to partition the external hard drive so that I have a copy of my internal (Mac HD) drive in one partition, but can also keep some files (music, pics, docs) in a partition that's accessible by Windows?
I know I should use Disk Utility to format it, but that's about all I know. In Options, do I want "GUID Partition Table", "Apple Partition Map", or "Master Boot Record"?
Sorry for all the questions! I'm pretty illiterate in these matters...