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How do I reset my Time Machine external drive for normal use?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tennessee
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Hi, I set up a time machine backup drive, but I want to reset it so I can use it in Windows and write files to it normally again. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. 
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Use the Disk Utility to format it.
For use with Windows, you;d need to chose MS-DOS (Fat) format.
But you will lose any data on that drive. Be sure that this is really what you want.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Well, I am going to use it as my Time Machine backup for a little bit longer, but then I really need it free for other things considering I got a netbook without a disc drive. Thanks for the help.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
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You should not sacrifice your backup. Definitely not. Just get another (bigger!) external harddrive.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2009
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$70 for a 320GB WD is a great deal...I may have to splurge on that. xD
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie 
You should not sacrifice your backup. Definitely not. Just get another (bigger!) external harddrive.
 QFT.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oakland, CA
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If you really need both a drive for time machine and for your netbook, may I recommend partitioning your drive into one HFS+ partition for time machine and one FAT32 partition for use with the netbook.
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