Time Machine

[SnowLeopard2008]

How do you set up, step by step, Time Machine? I want to create a partition on my external HDD (40GB in size, 120GB capacity) and have it back up to that partition. Is it possible? I only use around <30GB so I figure 10GB extra space is more than enough.

 

[Gray-Wolf]

A slight note, the first Time machine backup, tends to equal what you have on your hard drive, unless you tell it to leave out somethings. Mine was 52 gb.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

I checked Activity Monitor.

 

[kolax]

Should work - long as the partition is slightly bigger than how much space OS X is taking up. However, it'll hit capacity quite quickly. Ideally you'd want a partition twice the size so TM doesn't delete yesterdays backups to make space for todays.

 

[sgtbob]

Time Machine

I am new to the Mac world and have a question about the TIme MAchine. In some of the books I've read, it indicates that I should be able to see the files in a backup on my external firewire drive. What I see is a screen that is entitled 'Desktop' with one folder in it called 'Virtual MAchines'. So how do I view the files in a particular backup? If I wanted to restore just one file, how do I view it to ask for the restore?

Bob