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Windows 7: Backup to external HD that also has Mac backup on same drive
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21 Oct 2011
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#1 | |
Win7 Pro 32 Winston Salem |
Backup to external HD that also has Mac backup on same drive
Hi,
I'm trying to backup Windows 7 to an external HD that currently is used to backup mac. Can anyone help explain what I need to do to make this happen? I'm sure I'll have to format the ext HD then backup the mac using a different file format, but am unsure just what I'll have to do or how to do it.
TIA! | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Win7 Pro 32
CPU 2.00 gigahertz AMD Turion 64 X2
Motherboard Quanta 30D1 85.26
Memory 2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
Sound Card Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
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21 Oct 2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM NW Florida |
I assume the external drive is formatted HSF+. If you want to keep using it for the Mac, you can partition the drive with 1 partition HSF+ and the other partition NTFS for windows. Failing that, the Mac can read from but not write to NTFS. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built- Always under construction
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM
CPU Intel i7-3770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus V Extreme Z77
Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-2400 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500
PSU CORSAIR AX850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Custom Water Cooling
Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 830 256GB, Samsung HD103SJ 1TB . External HD- Black X dock esata 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Samsung Spinpoint
Internet Speed carrier pigeon speed
Antivirus MSE/MBAM
Browser ie8
Other Info 2nd Rig,Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64, i7-2600K, Asrock P67 Extreme 4, 8GB DDR3-2133, HAF XM case, Noctua NH-D14, Gigabyte HD6950 OC 1GB, 2 X Crucial M4 128GB, Asus 24" LED.
Laptop- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64 SP1.
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24 Oct 2011
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#3 | |
Win7 Pro 32 Winston Salem |
Thank you so much for the reply! You're exactly right, the external HD is formatted HSF+ and i want to continue using it for the mac. Can you help me with just how to partition it with one partition HSF+ and the other NTFS? And would I partition it from the mac or the pc? I apologize, I really don't know the steps to do this.
Thanks again,
Steve | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Win7 Pro 32
CPU 2.00 gigahertz AMD Turion 64 X2
Motherboard Quanta 30D1 85.26
Memory 2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
Sound Card Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
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24 Oct 2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM NW Florida |
I probably can't help as I am not familiar with a Mac at all. On a PC, go to disk management and try to right click the drive and select shrink partition. If you are able to do that, select the space to shrink in MB (1024MB=1GB), it will create unallocated space. Right click the unallocated space and select new simple partition. Just follow the steps from there. It will create a NFTS partition. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built- Always under construction
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64/ linux in VM
CPU Intel i7-3770K
Motherboard Asus Maximus V Extreme Z77
Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-2400 (2X4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24" LCD
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Logitech G510
Mouse Logitech G500
PSU CORSAIR AX850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Custom Water Cooling
Hard Drives Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, Samsung 830 256GB, Samsung HD103SJ 1TB . External HD- Black X dock esata 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, Rosewill USB 3.0 dock 1TB Samsung Spinpoint
Internet Speed carrier pigeon speed
Antivirus MSE/MBAM
Browser ie8
Other Info 2nd Rig,Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 X64, i7-2600K, Asrock P67 Extreme 4, 8GB DDR3-2133, HAF XM case, Noctua NH-D14, Gigabyte HD6950 OC 1GB, 2 X Crucial M4 128GB, Asus 24" LED.
Laptop- Samsung RF711-SO1 17" i5-2310M, 8GB DDR3-1333, Crucial M4 and OCZ vertex2, Nvidia GT540M.Win 7 HP X64 SP1.
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28 Oct 2011
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#5 | |
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You can format the disk exFAT and both Windows 7 and the MAC can read/write to the disk. However I do not know if Time Machine can do anything but HFS as it utilizes sparse files.
Otherwise it is a little tricky in what order you format the drive. I have an external with an HFS partition and a NTFS partition. I believe I had to format the HFS on the MAC first followed by the NTFS on the Windows 7. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 3
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.264V 124 GFlop (IBT with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card MSI GTX 660 Ti PE/OC, 2GB 7160 MHz DDR5 clock, 1228 Mhz Core
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Seasonic X-850 (2012 KM3 model)
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM TPC 812 push/pull, 3 120mm, 2 TY-140 case fans
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (System), Crucial 128GB M4 SSD, 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 1TB Internal, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 27.8 Mb/s down, 5.6 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.8, Graphics 7.9, Disk 7.9
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