Posts Tagged ‘external-hard

When it comes to safeguarding your data, external hard drives are the way to go. In this excerpt from Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Joe Kissell explains why and shows you what to consider when shopping for an external hard drive

It happens to lots of us: Large media files choke our startup drive. Here are solutions for sharing the wealth between an internal and external hard drive.

With the introduction of Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, you can use MS-DOS (FAT32)-formatted disks, including USB flash drives or external hard drives, to store external accounts or home directories. However, you should be aware of some things if you use a home directory on an MS-DOS formatted disk.

One way to back up your iTunes Library is to consolidate your library into one folder and then copy that folder to an external hard drive. This is a painless process that only takes a few moments to accomplish. Note: If you would prefer to back up your iTunes Library by burning your library to CD or DVD click here.


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