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Having an issue with my imac not recognising my Lacie ext HD. But on top of that unsoved issue, I find that my partitions (of which previously my Lacie was part of) now seem rather full. I don't know why, but can anyone explain what on earth is happening on my iMac?
iMac 24″, macOS 15.0
Buy a external SSD and start moving photos, music, documents, videos and anything that is taking up room on your Mac that apps and the OS doesn't need. If you only have a 500 GB internal drive then definitely buy a external SSD
Buy a external SSD and start moving photos, music, documents, videos and anything that is taking up room on your Mac that apps and the OS doesn't need. If you only have a 500 GB internal drive then definitely buy a external SSD
But two external SSD's and format them with APFS. Use one for all the stuff that you want to save and use the second one for Time Machine.
barneyhairball wrote:
Can I just buy one ext portable HD and creative 2 partitions, one for hourly or daily Time Machine backups, and the other to save docs and photos?
Do not use a back up drive to store other files. The Time Machine backup ssd should be dedicted to backups.
Don't partition the main HD or SSD on your Mac. You are playing with fire. Use a external SSD
After reading lots of posts and replies I don’t trust any ext portable drives. My LaCie has just ceased working and less than a year old. One ext HD can’t be trusted so I’ll likely buy 2 different makes. I think I can save a clone? But on a dicey HD, may as well just use the 2 x HD’s. Others say they r cheap; but a 1 TB Seagate is £117 uk pounds. Not cheap to me. What do u think of the 2 x HD?
barneyhairball wrote:
After reading lots of posts and replies I don’t trust any ext portable drives. My LaCie has just ceased working and less than a year old. One ext HD can’t be trusted so I’ll likely buy 2 different makes. I think I can save a clone? But on a dicey HD, may as well just use the 2 x HD’s. Others say they r cheap; but a 1 TB Seagate is £117 uk pounds. Not cheap to me. What do u think of the 2 x HD?
External drives can fail at any time. This is why many backup strategies are based on the 3-2-1 rule.
Create three copies of your data — the original data on your primary device and at least two copies.
Use two different storage devices — it’s up to you to choose the two storage media carriers — your PC, external hard drive, external SSD drive, DVD, NAS or cloud storage devices.
Keep one of the backup copies off-site — keeping copies of your data in a remote location, prevents data loss due to a local disaster or a site-specific failure scenario.
Is my Mac full? What do u think?
My external LaCie HD was the initial problem. My Mac does not recognise it. I’m loath to buy another as my present one is only a year old.
Can I just buy one ext portable HD and creative 2 partitions, one for hourly or daily Time Machine backups, and the other to save docs and photos?
Help please with Partitions.
