Western Digital 2TB My Book Studio Edition II

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Will I be able to use 1TB for backing up my computer using Time Machine and the remaining 1TB for Movies, Photos etc.?

  • Asked by Devon W from Milton
  • 10/02/2010

3 Answers from the Community

  • Best Answer

    Yes you can use disk utility to create two partitions use one for time machine the other for your movies etc. Call them what you want.

    • Answered by Darryl L from Ermington
    • 14/03/2010

  • Yes, I do this exact same thing. I used disk utility to create one partition that is 50% larger than my internal drive to be used with Time Machine, and I use the rest for video capture / scratch drives and for pictures.

    • Answered by David M from Covington
    • 12/04/2010

  • I have not created any partition. I simply use the 4TM My Book as a Raid 1 set up Time Machine. I then also use normal drag and drop to copy those files such as photos and music that I want to ensure I will not lose in the event of a Time Machine failure. I can then access these photos and music files from any computer I connect to in the future. The Raid 0 setup could be used in the same way.

    • Answered by Ken R
    • 1/06/2011