TC - using an existing external HD with Data on it

I just got a TC and I'd like to attach an External HD to it so I can share the files on the HD across the network. (Basically, a NAS).
The files already on the HD don't show up via sharing when connected to the TC.
Files I added to the HD while connected to the TC don't show up when the HD is attached to my Mac directly via USB.
Is there some way to make the same files available regardless of where I attach the drive?
- Ray

Yes. Time Machine works better if it is in total control of its storage space.
Of course partitioning the drive in a Time Capsule is only possible by removing it and doing the partitioning on another computer.
If this were mine I would get another external drive and connect that to the Time Capsule. Move your data to the new external and allow Time Machine to use the whole internal drive in the Time Capsule instead.
Allan

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Time Machine wants to do a whole new backup
Question: How can I continue to use my existing external hard drive with Time Machine on my new computer, picking up where I left off (not a new, complete backup)?
My old computer was Snow Lepoard, my new one is Lion.

Bergers wrote:
new computer
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That should have left a "trail" in your SystemMigration log, so Time Machine can figure out what happened and automatically "inherit" the old backups. But sometimes, obviously, that doesn't work.
Since it didn't, there's a chance you can do it manually. See #B6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

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i have a new mini mac and i want to use my existing external hard drive but it needs to be reformated how do i do this without loosing all my old photos?

Formatting will erase the drive.
You need to copy the photo's to either your old computer, the Mac Mini or to a new external drive and then decide what to do with your existing external drive.
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Can I use a 2tb external drive with Time Machine to backup what I have on my Mac Mini?
My Mac Mini has one 256 SSD and one 2tb HDD. I want to use Time Machine to do a backup of everything.
Would an external 2tb My Passport Drive by Western Digital work for the backup?
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No. A Time Machine backup drive should have at least twice the capacity of the drive it backs up. You would need at least a 4 TB backup drive for Time Machine.
Might I suggest as an alternative that you not use Time Machine but a third-party backup utility that simply overwrites older files with new ones such that the backup drive can be the same capacity as the drive backed up.
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Others may be found at MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.

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Hi Zhiqiang_Li <http://forums.adobe.com/people/Zhiqiang_Li> ,
Yes, I got this working some time ago. I am not a mac user but perhaps the general principle is the same:
In Windows 64, if your application is compiled 64bit then you can only access InDesign 64bit and its object library. However if your app is 32 bit then you can only access InDesign 32bit and its object library.
Sorry I don’t know more about the mac. All of our users (200+) use InDesign for windows so of course our app is also windows based. Does the mac support both a 32 and 64 bit version of InDesign? If not my solution will not be much help.
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RAID1 Partitions disappeared when one of the mirrored HDD is used as an external drive for data rescue.

Hi, I have mirrored build of two identical 1TB HDD in my Xserve Late 2006 (RAID 1) in Bay 2 and Bay3. When I took one HDD out and connected it as an external drive to my MacBook Pro, only the first partition appeared. That is, for instance, I have RAID partition A1, A2, A3 in Xserve but only A1 appears when the drive is connected to MacBook Pro as an external drive. Is there any way to let partition A2, A3 appear too? Thanks.

Oh, I didn't realise you were using the hardware RAID card for this. In that case, yes, that makes sense, you won't see the other partitions because they're handled by the RAID card. I admit I'd never tried it with a RAID 1 mirror where you might expect to - I've only used RAID 5 on the hardware cards where there's no expectation, of course, to pull a drive to relocate the data.
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I don't agree with most of this statement. I've not seen anything that indicates partitioning improves lifespan - for any given data, the disk spins the exact same number of times, and the heads move the same number of times, regardless of the partitioning - partitioning is only a logical, not a physical, construct.
As for the data being scattered and spindle latency, that's nowhere near the problem it used to be in the past thanks to faster spindles and larger caches. In addition, Mac OS X uses a dynamic reallocation/fragmentation system that automatically (re)allocates files as they're used, meaning you don't have the level of fragmentation that you used to have.
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I have external table and in the file date format is YYYY-MM-DD.
i want to insert date format mask in the create table command .
the bleow command is getting created . But it is giving error when i use select command.
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( TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
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shoblock wrote:
use double quotes instead of single quotesHas nothing to do with the quotes. Issue is field list must be enclosed in parents:
SQL> CREATE TABLE XADV_test_EXT_TABLE
2 (
3 BPO_START_DATE Date
4 )
5 ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
6 (
7   TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
8   DEFAULT DIRECTORY TMP
9   ACCESS PARAMETERS
10   (
11    RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
12    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
13     BPO_START_DATE date "YYYY-MM-DD"
14   )
15 LOCATION (TMP:'test.txt')
16 )
17 REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED
18 NOPARALLEL
19 NOMONITORING
20 /
Table created.
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2 /
select * from XADV_test_EXT_TABLE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-00554: error encountered while parsing access parameters
KUP-01005: syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one of: "column,
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reject"
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2 (
3 BPO_START_DATE Date
4 )
5 ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
6 (
7   TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
8   DEFAULT DIRECTORY TMP
9   ACCESS PARAMETERS
10   (
11    RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
12    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
13    (
14     BPO_START_DATE date 'YYYY-MM-DD'
15    )
16   )
17 LOCATION (TMP:'test.txt')
18 )
19 REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED
20 NOPARALLEL
21 NOMONITORING
22 /
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2 /
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19-NOV-08
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Yes. Time Machine works better if it is in total control of its storage space.
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Hello all,
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Hi, probably a dumb question but i want to make sure before i buy, can i use this drive-
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=18283 84&Tab=5
with an imac g5? to me,it seems like a good price. i have fceHD and a 1.8 g5 with 512 ram. Thanks in advance. Ben
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The hard drive itself is excellent. I have two external FireWire/USB 2.O drives, both of which contain Seagate drives similar in specification to the one you propose to buy, though both are 300GB in size. My question is whether the drive enclosure is a good buy (i.e. one that will work with your Mac). You want an enclosure with a good FireWire Bridge chip, such as the Oxford 911, which is known to work well with Macs. I looked at your link, but I could not tell which chip is found in the enclosure.
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