Partitions on Mac
 

I am new to the MAC platform, a long time PC user. I still use the pc for other task but my MAC is for audio and eventually video (one day). I was reading one of the DISK tip articles about it being recommend that one partition a single hard drive if two weren't being use or avialible. Is this a good pratice on the MAC platform?

I have the IMac g5 1.6 1g ram. I have an external hard drive (usb 2.0) but its mainly for storage (backup) of files, it also was bought for my PC base laptop recordings, before I even thought about buying a MAC. I tried formatting it with the apple utility but have had no success.

Oh I also use an Mbox with a Roland SI-24 controller.

Any info would be much appreciated.

Re: Partitions on Mac
 

OK is there anyone operating in this way?

or

Is everyone using Firewire?

I only ask out of curriosity (how ever you spell it) I am able to get the 32 tracks on the single internal drive, and I know what digi suggest. To be honest I don't want to shellout 2 bills.

well I guess like the saying goes " If it aint broke, Dont *what* "

Re: Partitions on Mac
 

partitioning on a drive is unneccesary and makes little or no improvement to pro tools.
read the articles in this document for using external hard drives for audio H E R E

Re: Partitions on Mac
 

Thanks I saw that somewhere don't remember where.

Re: Partitions on Mac
 

I have been using an external USB 2 drive with my PowerBook with no problems at all.
I formatted it before it had any info on it. If you want to reformat your USB 2 drive, move all of the data off of it, then fomat it with the Apple Disc Utility. Make sure journaling is turned off or disabled (which ever, my machine at work is OS 9, and I don't remember what it's called in OS X).
Have fun,
Geoff