2 Final Questions
Sorry for all the threads asking questions, im almost set on a Mac Mini.
1. Are there any good torrent clients, such as Bitlord, Bitcomet. And will .torrent files work on Mac, as long as I have a Mac Torrent Client?
2. If I get the wireless keyboard and mouse, can I setup my Mac when I get it? Sometimes with wireless things, you need to run software to configure it, and I wouldnt be able to configure it, if I dont have the keyboard/mouse set up.
You don't need to have a wired keyboard to setup your wireless KB & mouse, and yes your Mac should automatically sync them when you turn it on. Some people have had issues with this, but for most people it works fine. And unless you need to use some special startup key combination, you can use your old PC keyboard (assuming you have one if the wireless keyboard has a problem.
I personally don't use P2P clients like Limewire at all, and torrents only when there is no other option. The Mac version of Limewire has an interestingly good reputation among many PC users I know, so I guess it's not bad. There are torrent clients available for the Mac, and some of them must work since there are quite a few Mac-only applications distributed via torrents, but they may not be as good or reliable as their PC counterparts.
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During install use Setup Assistant (it's basically the same as Migration Assistant).
Connect the old HD (Can I connect to my external HD that backed up my old HD via Time Machine?) & choose the option to migrate the User account (leave the applications & other data disabled). (what happens if I opt to not do this step, not migrating User account information, what would be the Pros / Cons... another basic question I guess would be what exactly is in these User Accounts... anything that if I did not migrate over would give me issues?)
When completed you will have the same user on the new disk.
The Applications are left on the old disk, it's better to reinstall them in my opinion.
now on to by guide I compiled...
My Step by Step guide that if confirmed on here I will move forward with! Very excited and hope I got this correct.
Create bootable MAC OS X Mavericks USB Flash Drive
App Store - Download OS X Mavericks from PurchasesDone
Now found in the Applications folder (leave right there)
Plug in USB Flash drive (minimum 8gb)
Go to UtilitiesLaunch Disc Utility
Find USB Flash Drive on left hand side
Format this drive
Click on Erase (tab towards top)
Format: Mac OS Etended (Journaled)
Name: “installMavericks”
Click Erase button at bottom
Launch Terminal
Copy and paste text below. replace the red “Untitled” with the name of the USB drive (installMavericks) - case sensitive and keep the space after installMavericks
click enter - put in password
will take approx 20-30 minutes
If message says Done I now have a USB drive with Mac OS X Mavericks right on itwhat happens if there is an issue?
Text to put in terminal
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
Upgrade HD to SSD
I have backed up my current HD on an external 1TB drive via Time MachineI plan to do a Fresh/Clean install of the Mac OS Mavericks. I will individually bring over songs, pictures, movies, documents etc from the external HD that has the last x amount of my Time Machine Backups of current/soon to be old HD
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loosen two screws, pull the entire strip out. The screws do not come out, only loosen
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careful, still connected to SATA cable
once removed - use TORX screw driver to remove the 4 screws on the Hard drive and transfer them into the same spot on the SSD
connect SSD to the SATA connector
put the SSD back into its bay by lining up the 4 screws to the locations within the bay
add back the strip that had the two screws from earlier. tighten screws
put case back on.
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Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
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click erase at the bottom
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after this step is the installation complete?
what will be on the new SSD?
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Logic Pro X, Toontracks, Fluenz etc.these I need to re-download from the sites using serial keys etc. (I have decided to just buy the new Logic Pro X so that I can do the clean install and leave my old Logic Express behind where I have lost the disc that came with it)
From here I can connect my external 1TB drive that had my previous HD backed up on it and pick and choose what songs, movies, pictures, documents etc that I want to drag onto my new SSD
DONE !! ??
Sorry for the long post. Wouldn't make sense not to reach out to this awesome community though. Thanks again for all the help. I realize I am responding to an old post so I may end up re-posting this as a new topic.
DanielDRH85 wrote:
...However the simplicity of using Time Machine to migrate over to the new SSD is very alluring. I have found a link that talks about the Pros and Cons. Do you think they summarize things very well?...
Your link makes very interesting reading. One thing that jumps out is how an old HD's installation and Time Machine are equated. Time Machine is a remarkable system, simple on the outside and complex under the hood (this is the fundamental resource on the subject, created by a Community member who is sorely missed). But it doesn't play well with certain types of files (virtual machine files for running Windows, etc., on a Mac for example) and has, in my experience at least, lost some files after briefly saving them. Your old HD, on the other hand, is both complete and current, making it a better source IMHO to migrate from.
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Iv been having multiple issues with my mac. This comes as a surprise as I rarely use it.
Symptoms-
Clicking noises
Slow
Unresponsive
(Error code 36)
Question mark folder
I used single user mode to try and repair the disk through utilities but the option wasn't available. I then verified the disk and it came up with few error messages
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-invalid directory item
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OK final question - can it be a simple bridge
Can a second AEBS be used as a simple bridge. No WDS, no Relaying, just basically a 3 port hub with a wifi card...
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DIAdem 8.1(Sp1a) Ger - "ChnTTICalc()" Final question
In accordance with FMVSS214 following is to do:
1) myself or from script:
Checking the sign regulations (SAE J1733) that acceleration values
have be positive absolute maximum values, also invert the 3 channels
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Thanks for help to all , and special to WalterHi,
Is is nearly correct.
Your part is:
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The function ChnTTICalc() makes this:
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reducing the clock rate to 1600Hz (sub sampling)
remove the bias
filter with FIR100
transfer the reduced clock rate to the original one
We checked this in the source code.
Walter -
2 Questions about final cut pro 5
My first question is quite simple, I know that previously final cut pro could only use up to 2.5GBs of memory, now I'm just a bit curious if it can use more since leopard is a 64-bit OS. Right now I'm using Final Cut Studio 1. I'm just asking this question since I intend to get an additional 4GB of ram (Right now I only have 2GB) I'm going to get Muskin's MacPro memory. I generally run my system down to about 200MB of free memory and sometimes down to 10MB when I'm using photoshop in conjunction to FCP. What does everyone think about getting an additional 4GB?
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Now when using DVD player or watching my MPEG2's on DVD Studio, they play poorly too. The image is clear however I get the horizontal lines when there is motion. Now when I put one of my DVD's in my DVD player (not computer) the problem goes away and everything looks fine. This is less of a problem (the horizontal lines), but I don't understand the poor playback quality.
The video looks fine on my external NTSC video monitor.
I have the GeForce 7300 graphics card, with the 24" samsung 245BW. I upgraded to 10.5 on a clean install.
Thanks a lot everyone!!Thanks for my memory question!
However I'm still getting poor looking footage. Even when I open up my source clips and play them they look poor in quality. I'm getting the horizontal lines on everything that moves and corners are not sharp, they look distorted and jagged. I never had this problem before I'm not sure whats the cause or the solution. Even the footage from Final Cut Studio's tutorial looks bad (grainy, strange contrast, jagged corners and lots of horizontal lines). However the edges on my footage look a little more jagged. I think i mentioned it already but the FX transitions that are page peels, cube spins...etc give me jagged edges too.
I removed flip4mac and all other non-apple codecs too.
ugh i hate computers sometimes
-Tom -
My Macbook was hacked by somebody right after activating downloaded VLC player.
I couldn’t control my machine. Every thing was messed up! Finally after reboot I realized that even my administration password was changed. Stupid hint I was able to reed: What located in box above low case ? I used my friends computer and founded hot to fix my problem using Unix commands to reboot in a single user mode. I founded a lot of different solutions which had prity the same beginnings but very complicated continuation, which, I understood will force me to cach during restoration anuther crap – time bomb in my mac! Finaly I did restor. somehow. But still feel somebodyies presents. Safary messed up – I will send you a log Itunes – messed up. Speaker in a top menu – grayed, and I can’t control my volume. But the most triky thing – bouth my Apple keybords – internal and mostly bluetouth external also working and typing wired! I am sorry for my spelling, because I cant check spell for Mac’s Word (in Microsoft it was F7) I have also several attacks from my neighbors by community I know their names, because they are somethere very close to me – I can see them throuth FI-FI connection. They often kick-me out from my place and started to use my resaurces. And also Mackeeper make me a hard time!
In Microsoft times u just reinstalled computer – clean installetion from corporate licensed disk. But now I am a beginner in MAC – I love it! But a lot of new and triky – at this way
Fore example – my goal – to do fool Macbook backup at external USB drive using boot srartup option and make my life yaser in case of crash. But now, I don’t know if I can trust recommended program Carbon copy cloner – Ms. Bombich?
I am very sorry for my spelling, because I feel somebodies presents, who playin with me.
Final question Do I need some antivirus Mac compatable which is update paches, service packs? How to map defolt documents folder not to a local, but to external USB?
Esquse me for a lot of questions, but I am beginner in MAC, and I LOVE it!
PS. Good news. Looks like Safari came back! Somebody, probably allredy helping!
But my interface qute different from original – so something still wrong!Didn't really read much at all of your post. Much, much too long, irrelevant details and & no paragraphs.
Can't use time machine due to corruptness
Post over here -> Mac OS X v10.6 - Snow Leopard forum
About my macbook and apple ID how can I upgrade my Macbook from 10.6.3 to 10.6.8 with out all the permissions being changed and corrupt??
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Several questions on Fireworks from absolute beginner
Hello!
At the moment I'm in the very beginning of web-designing process and I've been using Fireworks trial for several days only. Before that I've created only one website in Joomla! and that's all. I've got several questions and I would be glad if masters of Fireworks will post full answers on them.
I've read the official manual, but didn't check any additional materials, because I feel better when learning myself with help in form of answers to concrete questions.
Here is how I see process of making simple website in Fireworks: draw website and then make it to work. I did first part and I've prepared my website. It of course looks ugly, but I want to start from it, as I'm learning. Here it is:
Okay, what is the next thing I should do? Right, I should slice it. And here goes the question: how should I slice my menu? I want it to be simple menu, so when you move mouse over "About me" it lightens in some other color and some content should appear in right part of this structure. How would I implement it using Fireworks? Then in what format should I export my webpage? HTML and CSS? How do I write styles in CSS through Fireworks? And final question is how can I make my website be in center of page (I've tried to add <center></center> inside "index.htm" file, but no luck)? I would also like to know what do I need to do with all images so you can't select them with mouse and move all around in your browser? How do I stick them:
Thanks and sorry for too many questions at one time,
Aleks.Looking at your mockup, that navbar could probably be created
completely using CSS and HTML, rather than slice up the "button areas"
but if you want to go that route, I'd recommend creating button
symbols. The slicing is done for you and you can create up to four
states for the button.
If you want to export the graphics only, choose File > Export.
Browse to your site folder
Set the Export option to Images only
Make sure you are exporting slices
Deselect the option to export areas without slices
Click Save (Windows) or Export (Mac)
Use DW to create your page, insert your images and add your rollover
behaviors.
HTH
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I have three questions. Count em'... 3!
Question #1 (my firts question)(out of three)
Is there a way you can bounce multiple logic files and put them all on one cd.
I'm starting to run out of blank CDs!
Question #2 (my second question) (out of a total of 3)
I saw a program where you can split the bounced tracks
For example if I had a song with 400 measures, I could have measures 1-150 on track 01 on my cd, and the measures 151-400 on track 2 of my cd?
Question #3 (my final question)
How do you use markers? I dont know how to put one up, and when I did get one up one time, I couldnt change it or delet it.
Well I guess I have another question.
Is there a way to arm multiple tracks for recording.
I record 8 simotanious tracks, and when I'm arming the tracks it looks pretty unperfessional (I doubt I spelled that right) the way I'm trying to push the down button and clik the rec button on every track.
And it looks like I'm trying to make a drum beat.
I'm an engineer. Not a drummer.
Oh! how do I change my profile name that says "hey!!!!"
I thought I'd be able to change it.
Thanks so much for all the help!
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A few questions about Group Policy development
This post was originally in the Windows Development forum. Please note the following:
This question is not about the application and management of GPOs. It's about how to develop a group policy.
I know about Group Policy Preferences, please do not provide this as an answer.
I create a custom group policy for an application.
Recently the application developers allowed settings to be controlled via policy registry keys, in order to make these settings easier to set for Systems Administrators I have created a GPO. Unfortunately, there aren't that many resources
I can find that help with Group Policy creation, so:
Is there an easier way to create and edit admx/adml files rather than just a xml editor? Like a GUI front end?
The vast majority of this applications settings are just a simple Boolean, is there any way to just use one base presentation element for multiple policies? or do I really have to create a presentation element for every single policy? :/
As mentioned above, most settings are a simple Boolean, but with an additional enforce parameter. If you "enforce" the setting the user is blocked from changing the value. I was going to peg the setting Boolean to whether the policy was
Enabled or Disabled and have an enforce check box in the policy itself (this would make it easier to just glance at the configured settings and get an idea). Unfortunately, when you disable a policy you cannot interact
with its contents, so the enforce check box cannot be toggled. So I have two options:
Have two policies for each setting eg: Disabled: Load printer settings with the document and
Enabled: ENFORCE Load printer settings with the document
OR what I have elected to do is just have the one policy with 2 check-boxes in it, one for the setting and one for the enforcement
The former is both more complex to write for me and more time consuming to configure for the Administrator, the later is easier for me to write but still annoying to use. So my final question is: can I make it so, even though a policy is disabled, you can
still toggle settings within the policy?Hi Thomas.
> (this will set the default in the application) and then toggling whether
> that setting is Enforced (unable for the user to modify it - disabling
> it in the user interface).
As said - that's not how policies are intended to work - they are always
enforced. You are talking about preferences that have an optional
"enforce" switch :) But doesn't matter for the remainder of this post.
> 1. The presentation table contains hundreds of presentation tags that
> essentially are the same thing. From your response there is no way
> to make the GPO any easy to write? I can't just create one generic
> presentation that multiple policies can use? I have to create a
> presentation for every. single. policy.?
I'd sugggest to use ADM instead of ADMX. Much easier to write and
maintain, and copy/paste works very well in ADM :)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/bb742499.aspx
> 2. Because of how the settings are set, as mentioned in my earlier
> post, I have chosen to have each policy contain two check boxes.
> Each setting could be set to the following:
> 1. True
> 2. False
> 3. True and Enforced
> 4. False and Enforced
What elements you need depends on the registry values your application
is expecting/checking. I'd suggest a radio button (enabled/disabled) and
a check box "enforced".
> there a way for a Disabled policy to also have settings that can be
> modified in Group Policy Management? Or can only Enabled policies be
> modified?
You cannot edit what a disabled GPO does, but you can define it
(VALUEOFF in ADM files if I recall correctly).
> well because it would make it easier for them to read the GPO. But I
> think you are saying this is not possible.
Yes, it isn't. It still - at least to me - is a slight misunderstanding
of "preferences" versus "policies" :)
Greetings/Grüße,
Martin
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An album cover question (and more)
I went to the trouble of putting album covers with my iPod and it worked great, except for once.
I have a crappy PC at home, so I use the Macs at work with my iPod. I have used at least four different computers and the 100 or so songs I uploaded on one specific computer that I only used once don't show the artwork on the iPod. The pics do show up on iTunes on all the comps I have tried.
Also, can I delete the covers? I put the wrong cover on a few songs and then put on the right one, but it still shows the wrong one on the iPod (I can switch between the two in iTunes, but that seems to do no good).
One final question (finally, right?). My crappy PC at home can't run iTunes and I've avoided hooking the iPod up to it, but can I use it just to charge the iPod, or am I playing with fire switching between platforms?
Thanks for any help.Hey!
You aren't playing with fire so long as you don't load up iTunes on the PC at any point.Otherwise you might want to set your Pod to manually update songs thru iPod preferences.This way it won't sync and erase everything!
The issue with covers is pretty simple to correct(took me 4yrs to work it out!!).
Highlight the song in iTunes>get info>Artwork tab>select to delete or drag the A/W you want to display to first position.....done.
Cheers,
John
PS
You can keep multiple A/W and chop and change whenever.Also,if you're running Tiger OSX get the album art widget,you can then apply to single or multiple tracks!Really cool!
Cheers.
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Coupla questions after updating to Snow Leopard
Hi folks. I just upgraded from Tiger 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard 10.6.8, and boy, do I have some questions!
1. Are there any rules of thumb on reducing the probability that this OS X 10.6.8 will lock up? For example, it seems that if I'm getting the computer out of "sleep" mode or even just using the keyboard or clicking the mouse after a few minutes of inactivity, it locks up if I hit more than one keystroke or click the mouse more than one time before the internal hard drive finishes whizzing. I'm thinking that I need to get into the habit of pressing one keystroke, listening to hear whether the hard drive starts up, and if so, waiting until it settles down before making any more keystrokes or using the mouse. Any other tips?
2. What is the keyboard alternative to using the pulldown menu for force quit? Unlike my experience with Tiger, if the rainbow is spinning, this new OS won't allow me to use the cursor to pull down the apple menu to get to the force quit utility.
3. When my computer's locked up with the spinning rainbow, and the force-quit utility isn't working is there any way to get it to unlock, other than disconnecting it from the power source?
4. How bad is it to disconnect the computer from electrical power when it's locked up but still running?
5. When I was loading the OS, I thought there was a tutorial for Snow Leopard, but I can't figure out how to get back to it. Can you tell me how I get it to run?
6. I own an external HD for backup. Please tell me that Snow Leopard includes a backup utility program, and how to use it.
7. Final question for now--does Lion perform any better than Snow Leopard? Not sure whether updating to Lion would make things better, worse, or no change (other than my wallet).
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
JohnCommand + option + escape brings up the force quit window. Note that odds are that if you have a spinning cursor you won't be able to use the keyboard either.
3. When my computer's locked up with the spinning rainbow, and the force-quit utility isn't working is there any way to get it to unlock, other than disconnecting it from the power source?
4. How bad is it to disconnect the computer from electrical power when it's locked up but still running?
Pushing on the power button for a bout 5 seconds is basically the moral equivalent of "pulling the plug". If it's the only way "out" then it's the only way out! What's the choice?
6. I own an external HD for backup. Please tell me that Snow Leopard includes a backup utility program, and how to use it.
As above, I recommend Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper.
7. Final question for now--does Lion perform any better than Snow Leopard? Not sure whether updating to Lion would make things better, worse, or no change (other than my wallet)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Same for usefulness and "better". In my opinion it is a schizophrenic OS that wants to be the old OSX cross bread with a IPad. Basically dumbed down. It also doesn't run ppc code since there is no Rosetta. IMO stay clear of it. Play with it in the Apple Store to get a taste.
Please, whoever is reading this, lit's not start a religious war here. This is my opinion of Lion (and many others). But if you like Lion fine with me. -
A few questions in purchasing a new MacBook Pro
I have recently become a full Apple fan (I have been a PC person for nearly 28 years), and am in the process of purchasing a new MacBook Pro (as my old HP Pavilion is on it's last legs). As I am in this process, I am trying to decide which MacBook Pro fits my needs, and thought the Apple community might be able to help. Here are the things I am looking for:
1) I did recently finish graduate school, and although I have a steady income, I would prefer to still be economical with what I spend - I don't really need the top-of-the-line model (as much as I'd love the retina display screen), but I do want to get what will fit for me.
2) I typically like my laptops to last 4-6 years. Here is what I typically use my computer for:
-I don't do a lot of gaming no my computers
-I do like watching streaming videos or dvd's a lot
-I do a lot of photo editing - I currently use Adobe Photoshop Pro, but don't know what I will use on the Mac yet.
-I do a lot of reviewing of photos as well
-I also have a large media library (audio and a little video) - incidentally, I DO need an optical drive/cd drive so I can import my music purchases.
3) My computer is currently a 17" screen - while I love the size of my current screen - the price of the larger screens with the MacBook Pro's is almost prohibitive. I'm currently debating betweent he 13" and the 15". This brought up my final question:
The 13" MacBook Pro offers the following for processors: Section 1: Up to 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor; however a second section stated it had an "2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor". I'm not sure why the 13" had both of these listed as possibilites (perhaps it's in the customization of the computer?) ***Actually, as I am reading the information further, it seems that the quad-cores mentioned on one of the pages are not available in the 13"***
The 15" offers an "Up to 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (it looks like it's a 2.3 OR 2.7GHz quad-core processor respectively)"
I understand that most current programs are written only for a "dual-core" processor, and as such a dual-core processor will outperform a quad-core processor currently; however, once programs start getting written for quad-core processors, those computers will take a drastic jump forward in processing speed. To be honest, I am not sure which processor I need both in terms of what I'm doing now, and also in terms of running well in 4-6 years. What is the difference in the i5 and i7 processors - is the dual/quad core processing the only difference? Further, what difference is the 2.5 vs 2.9 GHz processor (or for the 15" screen the 2.3 or 2.7 GHz processor)?
I know this was a long winded question, but I want to make sure that I get the most for the money I spend, and that it will do what I need it to for the next several years. Thanks in advance for any help/guidance you all can offer!My buying advice - the 'entry-level' new 15" MacBook Pro. Take a look at the specs. It's a wonderful machine - and you can upgrade RAM and HD to fit your needs without voiding the warranty. I don't know of any apps that I currently run that can't take advantage of the quad-core, and almost everything is 64-bit now.
I'd used the money you saved from not buying an out-dated 17" and put it into software. If you're transitioning from Windows that can add up quickly (which isn't to say you can't run your Windows apps using Boot Camp or a VM like Parallels.
Just my opinion - but if I could buy anything I wanted right now, I'd go with one of the upgraded 15" non-Retina MacBook Pros.
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Question about Formatting Buffalo USB 1TB external drive for use with Mac Book Pro Mountain Lion HD
Hi there, Have Mountain Lion HD operating system (not sure if it is 10.8 or 10.8.1. or 10.8.2) and have a Buffalo USB 3.0 1TB hard drive. When go to utilities to try and format with Mac OS extended, following 3 files show. DriveNavi. exe, Slm.exe and Mac. The option to left click and erase menu is not there. Or at least not as shown in all the help videos.
It is USB connection so will take ages but want to use drive to store video footage and also partition to back up Time Machine. ( travelling in South America and no other Ext Drive option available too buy) how much space should i assign to Time Machine when partitioning? Is there anything else i need to think about? as new to formatting. Any thing else i can do to make process of transfering footage to Buffalo quicker?
Final question is if it is finally reformatted am i going to have to spend so long accessing footage from hard drive when back home and editing that it really is not worth if, and i should just write this off as an inappropriate purchase, and try and buy more memory cards and not bother with transfering/storing? Thanks in advance for time spent trying to assist.Use Apple's Disk Utility in the Applications/Utilities folder to format the drive.
The programs on the drive given to you by the manufacturer is likely backup software (or malware) and essentially worthless, it will be wiped when you format the drive.
I do NOT advise you partition that drive for TimeMachine, rather I advise you not to use TimeMachine at all for your purposes because TM is just a backup, not a bootable drive.
Rather do this.
Get another hard drive that is equal to or slightly larger than your boot drive.
Format the drive in Disk Utiltiy > 1 Partition, option: GUID, Format: OS X Extended journaled, click Erase and move the slider one spot to the right and click Erase. This will take some time as it's going to map off any failing sectors it can BEFORE you lay data on the drive corrupting it.
Next, pay for and download Carbon Copy Cloner, use the default settings and simply clone internal drive to the external drive. this will also take some time the first time.
Next use Disk Utility to Repair Permisisons on both drive. Now reboot the machine and hold the option key down, you can select the external drive clone to boot from!!
You can update the clone the same way by using CCC, but it doesn't take as long, only copying changes.
This is better than TimeMachine as a bootable clone is bootable in case your internal drive fails to boot the machine.
Use the first drive for storage and be very gentle with it while it running, like you should do for all hard drives as they are subjective to shock damage.
The objective with the clone drive is you keep it safe, and not carting it around where it can be more subjective to damage like the other drive will be.
Remmeber you need 2 forms of hardware backup at all times.
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