Question about formatting external

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  1. apattee, Feb 4, 2008

    apattee macrumors regular

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    Here are the uses I want for my new external:

    I want it to be the back-up source for time machine.
    I want to use it on XP without MacDrive.
    I want to obviously use it for my Mac as well.

    Do I format it as FAT32. The whole thing about no files over 4gb is okay, as long as it plays nice with Time Machine. So what are my best options? Thanks.
     
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  2. hodgjy, Feb 4, 2008

    hodgjy macrumors 6502

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    Time Machine only works with HFS+ drives. So, you can't FAT32 it. If you want to use it for both Time Machine and Windows, you'll have to get 3rd party software to use it under Windows.

    However, I don't recommend using your Time Machine drive for anything except Time Machine.
     
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