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problem formatting an external hard drive
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: bovey tracey,devon, uk
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i have new seagate 2tb hard drive
but i wish to split it into three
one 1000gb
two 500gb
i tried but it won't do that format
what/how can i do that?
greg
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How are you doing this? It shouldn't be a problem.
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Can you list what you've tried to do and what failed? Assuming you are using Disk Utility, but let us know what steps you are following that fail.
Steve
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Join Date: May 2005
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i used the utility software disc utility
i managed to split it into three sections, but they are all equal and i don't know how to make them into itb,and two 500gb sections.
there must be a simple way, but it has so far escaped me
your help appreciated
greg
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Administrator  Join Date: May 2000
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After splitting 3 ways, click on one of the new partitions. You can drag the borders to change their size, or type in a new size in the info box.
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