Just got my Mercury Elite-Al Pro...how do I Partition?

[macswitcha2]

I think i should of asked this before I went ahead and started to back up my mac using time machine. It's backing up as I post.

Question, how do I partition it so that I can have music, video, applications each on their respective partition?

 

[GGJstudios]

Launch Disk Utility, click Help and type "partition". The first entry shows you how.

 

[ethical]

You're going to need to stop the backup... or you'll end up wasting loads of time waiting for it to finish, only to write over it again.

 

[macswitcha2]

thanks just stopped it and it was not even half way done...

 

[macswitcha2]

Launch Disk Utility, click Help and type "partition". The first entry shows you how.

It does show me how but the instructions don't help. It says choose the disk in disk utility then click on partition. There is not partition option in the disk I chose (ME pro).

 

[GGJstudios]

It does show me how but the instructions don't help. It says choose the disk in disk utility then click on partition. There is not partition option in the disk I chose (ME pro).

If you click here, you won't see the Partition option:

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You have to click here:

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[macswitcha2]

Thanks!

Another question that I have is, can I create a partition just for my macbook? I am backing up both my iMac and my macbook. Can I create a partition for my macbook?

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks!

Another question that I have is, can I create a partition just for my macbook? I am backing up both my iMac and my macbook. Can I create a partition for my macbook?

You can create whatever partitions you like.

 

[macswitcha2]

ok, but how do I know the GBs for each? For instance, how do i know the right Gbs for music, etc, etc.?

 

[GGJstudios]

ok, but how do I know the GBs for each? For instance, how do i know the right Gbs for music, etc, etc.?

Only you know how much stuff you have and how much space you need to allocate for it.