Time MAchine needs separate partition?
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From: Andy Hewitt on 21 Dec 2008 17:56 Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > On 2008-12-21 21:26:44 +0000, me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) said: > > > This was discussed here recently I think - does TM need its own volume, > > or can it just exist as a folder/file with other folders/files in one > > volume? > > A normal plug-in one needs its own partition. The network version > creates a sparse bundle, i.e. can live on its own. To slightly > complicate things, if you start a network one going and then directly > plug the drive in, it still uses the sparse bundle i.e. can share a > partition with other files. That's not entirely correct. You can still use a TM disk for other things, there's nothing special about the format or anything. It's just not recommended, as it'll use up space that could be used by TM, that's all. And of course, anything you put on there won't get included in the TM backup. As a temporary measure (until I could get another drive), I put my Aperture Vault onto the TM drive, and that worked fine. In any case, I would still recommend using a dedicated drive for TM. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: PGG on 21 Dec 2008 21:32 On Dec 21, 9:34 pm, Ian McCall <i...(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > A normal plug-in one needs its own partition. The network version > creates a sparse bundle, i.e. can live on its own. To slightly > complicate things, if you start a network one going and then directly > plug the drive in, it still uses the sparse bundle i.e. can share a > partition with other files. No, it doesn't. I've got Time Machine running here, backing up to a drive that I also use to store other large files (DVD images, large downloads, some MP3s). The main issue is that the drive must be formatted HFS+, as Time Machine uses hard links to store things.
From: Simon Slavin on 23 Dec 2008 16:21 On 21/12/2008, Andy Hewitt wrote in message <1isbm7v.1y34d2u1kpqfpwN%thewildrover(a)me.com>: > That's not entirely correct. You can still use a TM disk for other > things, there's nothing special about the format or anything. It's just > not recommended, as it'll use up space that could be used by TM, that's > all. And of course, anything you put on there won't get included in the > TM backup. This is correct. Also note that TM will quite happily fill up that partition if it thinks it needs the room. There's no way to say "Leave space for my own stuff.". -- http://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk
From: Andy Hewitt on 23 Dec 2008 18:49 Simon Slavin <slavins.delete.these.four.words(a)hearsay.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On 21/12/2008, Andy Hewitt wrote in message > <1isbm7v.1y34d2u1kpqfpwN%thewildrover(a)me.com>: > > > That's not entirely correct. You can still use a TM disk for other > > things, there's nothing special about the format or anything. It's just > > not recommended, as it'll use up space that could be used by TM, that's > > all. And of course, anything you put on there won't get included in the > > TM backup. > > This is correct. Also note that TM will quite happily fill up that > partition if it thinks it needs the room. There's no way to say "Leave > space for my own stuff.". Indeed. I was just pointing out that there's nothing to stop you putting other stuff onto a TM drive (space permitting of course). -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Richard Tobin on 25 Dec 2008 17:41
In article <mIe4l.38809$cx7.23613(a)newsfe21.ams2>, Simon Slavin <slavins.delete.these.four.words(a)hearsay.demon.co.uk> wrote: >This is correct. Also note that TM will quite happily fill up that >partition if it thinks it needs the room. There's no way to say "Leave >space for my own stuff.". Though you could create a (non-sparse) disk image for either the backups or the rest. -- Richard -- Please remember to mention me / in tapes you leave behind. |