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Re: Official Mac OS X Leopard Installation & Discussion Thread
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
Well, thanks to some gentle arm twisting by this group, I now
have two hard drives dedicated to my Mac.
I did a full backup using SuperDuper on my first drive.
The second I am using for Time Machine.
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If your external drive was large enough (maybe 160GB or larger) you didn't actually need a second external drive. You could have just split it into two volumes (partitions) using one volume for time machine and the other for Superduper.
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The only concern I have is that I have to leave the hard drive running constantly. Is it okay to leave a powered external drive running day after day? Doesn't it deteriorate the lifespan of the unit?
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Most external drives nowadays sleep after a few minutes of inactivity reducing wear.
Last edited by Daryl L : 12-07-2007 at 12:39 PM.
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