Prepare a new hard drive for Time Machine
(I like the LaCie d2 Quadra 1TB. These instructions assume that model, but can be applied to any.)
Make sure the drive is on. Go to spotlight at the top right of your computer screen, a little magnifying glass. Type “disk.” Open Disk Utility. In the left sidebar of Disk Utility, if the hard drive is on, you should see a line called just LaCie, with a blue logo. Click the line above it that looks like “Lacie 1TB” or something like that with numbers.
Click the partition tab. On the right. Change Current Scheme to 1 partition. Click the options button below, choose “GUID Partition Table” and hit OK. Name the volume (top right of the window) something like “Backup 1.” Hit Apply at bottom right. You’re good to go. Your Mac will ask if you want to use the new volume for backup. Say yes. If it doesn’t go into Time Machine preferences and choose “Backup 1.”
August 31, 2010 | Filed Under Tech
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