SSD-based Mac computers are great, but sometimes you need more space for your ever-growing iTunes and Photos collections. With the My Passport for Mac drive connected to your Mac, you can add up to 4TB of space for your favorite music and photos. Reformatting a Western Digital My Passport hard drive to function well on Windows and Macintosh systems is neither time-consuming nor technologically demanding. Back up all important information on the drive before beginning; any data left on the drive will be destroyed during the reformatting process.
Hi, I recently bought a WD Passport Essential to back up my Macbook. When I plugged in the WD Passport, my Mac asked if I want to use this storage device for my Time Machine. Should I use the WD Passport as the Time Machine storage device or use the WD Passport software to run back-ups? If I use it for my Time Machine, will I be able to access my files on other machines? Is it possible to have files stored on the WD Passport, such as photos, but not have those files on my Macbook.
If I am using the Passport for back-ups? Thank you so much!
I apologize if this is the wrong area. I just joined the group and feel a little overwhelmed by all the info. While it's your choice as to whether you'd like to do this or not, I'd definitely recommend doing it. I love knowing that if I accidentally delete a file, I can go back in time to see it exactly how it was.
I can even see previous versions of it if I go back further. It's definitely worth it for peace of mind. Not too sure on this one, I've never had the need to plug in my portable hard drive anywhere but my mac. Yes, while I had my 320GB hard drive I kept 121GB of movies on it, and the other space allotted was used for backups. TimeMachine will only delete content in the backups.backupdb folder, so you don't have to worry about your stuff being deleted when the disk becomes too full.
PROTIP: I'd recommend having a hard drive that's bigger than your computer's hard drive. I have a 500GB hard drive in my MacBook Pro and I use a 1TB drive to back it up daily. I'd use Time Machine over the WD software anyday. In order to get the best of both worlds, I'd do the following: 1. Ignore/do not install the WD Passport software. Using Disk Utility, re-partition the WD drive into two partitions: one at least slightly larger than your Macbook's hard drive, formatted as HFS+; the other formatted as FAT32.
In Time Machine Preferences, indicate the HFS+ partition as the one to be used for Time Machine. This leaves the FAT32 partition for storing other offline files (photos, etc.), and the partition can be recognized by others' Windows PCs for file transferring. Time Machine is designed as a backup solution for a particular Mac, not a file sharing solution between computers. I recommend that the Time Machine partition remain untouched except by Time Machine itself. Use the other partition for sharing copies of your photo/video/music; it remains unaffected by Time Machine. Here's my setup, as an example: My iMac has a WD MyBook Studio with a 500Gb drive. The WD is partitioned into three: TMachine (200Gb HFS+ for Time Machine backups); ExtraSpace (approx 200Gb HFS+ for additional video storage); WINFAT32 (60 GB for use with Windows XP via Boot Camp).
The WINFAT32 partition can be seen by any PC I plug it into, but not the others. Formatting the Partitions Question dXTC, In formatting the partitions, I am given these options. I don't see the HFS+ or FAT32 options. Would you mind helping me in choosing the right format for the Time Machine partition and the extra storage partition? Format drop down menu: 1.
MAC OS Extended (Journaled) 2. MAC OS Extended 3. MAC OS Extended (case sensitive, journaled) 4. MAC OS Extended (case sensitive) 5. Free Space Then there is a box to click if I want to 'install MAC OS 9 disk drivers' If I click the 'options' button, there are also these 3 choices: 1.
GUID Partition Table: To use the disk to start up any Intel-based MAC, or to use the disk as a non-startup disk for any MAC with MAC OS X version 10.4 or later. Apple Partition Map: To use the disk to start up any PowerPC-based MAC, or to use the disk as a non-startup disk with any MAC.
MASTER Boot Record: To use the disk to start up any DOS or Windows computers, or to use with devices that require a DOS-compatible or Windows-compatible partition. Click to expand. Thanks so much for the response. My Macbook is completely FULL but I need to be able to access the stuff I put on the External (pictures, music, etc) so didn't know how to go about it. Some said to drag and drop on the same partition as the Time Machine, so I wouldn't have to make separate partitions, but wasn't sure if that was the best way to do it.
How much space should I allot to Time Machine then? You have no idea how much you just saved me from a possible HUGE headache bc I was all about to start trying to get in and out of those Time Machine files!
Thanks so much for the response. My Macbook is completely FULL but I need to be able to access the stuff I put on the External (pictures, music, etc) so didn't know how to go about it. Some said to drag and drop on the same partition as the Time Machine, so I wouldn't have to make separate partitions, but wasn't sure if that was the best way to do it.
How much space should I allot to Time Machine then? You have no idea how much you just saved me from a possible HUGE headache bc I was all about to start trying to get in and out of those Time Machine files! Click to expand.You're welcome. Some drag and drop onto a separate folder in their Time Machine partition, which is theoretically 'legal' but can lead to problems later. Separate partitions help minimize mistakes. As for partition size suggestions, I recommend a minimum of 150% of the total capacity of your MacBook's hard drive- 200% if you can spare it.
This will guarantee at least 1 full backup and a good handful of incrementals. The more room Time Machine is given, the better it works- it can store more incrementals before consolidating the backup data, and can store data for longer before having to delete older versions. Click to expand.Decided on 320 for the Time Machine and the remainder for HFS+.I don't use Windows often enough to make a whole partition for it's compatibility. I just wanted the 'option' to be able to use it.
But with the FAT32 limitations, I don't want to give myself a headache! Was going to leave 'free space' but couldn't talk myself into that bc the thought of having to delete partitions and info, when I do want to use it, made my head hurt. Have another question that maybe you can help me with. I did the 2 partitions, 1 is Backup and 2) is storage. In the TM preferences there is an option that says, 'Do Not Back Up' and lists the STORAGE partition. Would you recommend me NOT backing that up? I'm going to be using that STORAGE partition as like a 2nd backup for my MUSIC as well as to clear up some space on my Macbook bc my hard drive is completely full.
I have HUGE picture files so will be moving them to that partition and then deleting them off my Macbook. Am I doing all of this correctly? I did the 2 partitions, 1 is Backup and 2) is storage. In the TM preferences there is an option that says, 'Do Not Back Up' and lists the STORAGE partition. Would you recommend me NOT backing that up?
I'm going to be using that STORAGE partition as like a 2nd backup for my MUSIC as well as to clear up some space on my Macbook bc my hard drive is completely full. I have HUGE picture files so will be moving them to that partition and then deleting them off my Macbook. Am I doing all of this correctly? Click to expand.As a second backup for music as it stands 'right now', that's fine. Keep in mind that Time Machine won't update your second backup. You can also move those pictures there. I would go one step further and burn some of those to DVD, especially if they're in a 'raw' format.
Currently, your Time Machine will back up only your Mac's main internal partition by default. It places any external volumes, including your STORAGE partition, in its 'Do Not Back Up/Exclude' list.
There are ways to have Time Machine back up certain folders in your STORAGE partition, but I wouldn't bother with it right now. Looks like you're good to go! Keep in mind that there will most likely be very few times you actually go into Time Machine to retrieve something.
Don't ever feel like you've wasted your money and effort on this venture, however. I look at Time Machine as additional insurance- if your main hard drive crashes or OS gets scrambled, you've lost virtually nothing. As a second backup for music as it stands 'right now', that's fine. Keep in mind that Time Machine won't update your second backup. You can also move those pictures there. I would go one step further and burn some of those to DVD, especially if they're in a 'raw' format.
Currently, your Time Machine will back up only your Mac's main internal partition by default. It places any external volumes, including your STORAGE partition, in its 'Do Not Back Up/Exclude' list. There are ways to have Time Machine back up certain folders in your STORAGE partition, but I wouldn't bother with it right now. Click to expand.You seriously are the best! Thanks so much for all of your help! Ok so I did a Time Machine Backup.
I then, additionally, stored my pics and music on the STORAGE partition. Here's another confusing thing for me to understand. Since my Macbook is full, I basically would like to move ALL of my pics onto the external STORAGE partition and then DELETE them from the Macbook.
But here is where I'm confused.Since I ran TM, then moved them to the STORAGE from the Macbook, then deleted them from the Macbook, do I still have 2 copies of these pics??? If so, in the future when TM starts deleting the oldest backups, will 1 of the copies be gone?? I'm sorry for all the questions and thank you sincerely, seriously.
My pics are the most important thing for me so really want to make sure they are backed up before I start deleting things and lose them. You seriously are the best! Thanks so much for all of your help!
Ok so I did a Time Machine Backup. I then, additionally, stored my pics and music on the STORAGE partition. Here's another confusing thing for me to understand. Since my Macbook is full, I basically would like to move ALL of my pics onto the external STORAGE partition and then DELETE them from the Macbook. But here is where I'm confused.Since I ran TM, then moved them to the STORAGE from the Macbook, then deleted them from the Macbook, do I still have 2 copies of these pics??? If so, in the future when TM starts deleting the oldest backups, will 1 of the copies be gone??
I'm sorry for all the questions and thank you sincerely, seriously. My pics are the most important thing for me so really want to make sure they are backed up before I start deleting things and lose them.
How can i access my 'free space' after partitioning external hard drive Hi all, I've followed the directions here for using one external hard drive as both a time machine backup and as flexible storage that you can mount, drag/drop on a PC. My issue is that i partitioned my drive, one 400 gb for Time Machine and another 100 gb for free space. My time machine backup is currently in progress, but I'm worried because I don't see the other 'partition' where I can drag and drop files and move between PC and Mac. That is there is only one icon in my Finder menu that says Time Machine, and no other 'icon' that is the 100 gb where I plan to freely move documents. Or is it normal that the free space partition won't show up separately in the Finder menu and we're just supposed to drag and drop into the Time Machine icon and whatever we drag and drop in that icon will be accessible when I plug this external into a PC?
Hope my question isn't too confusing! Free space problem hi everyone, thanks for your help.
I guess i got confused by the directions above. I currently repartitioned with one I called Time Machine - 400 gb - Mac OS Extended and the other I called Drag-Drop that's NTFS - 3G. I had previously installed a NTFS -3G driver on my Mac so it seems to be recognizing the Drag-Drop. I'm re-doing my Time Machine back up so I hope (and think) everything should work now.
Will let you guys know if I have any more questions! Thanks again. You guys have been a wonderful help.
. 0:00 To follow along with me download the project files associated with this video. 0:06 Extract them. 0:11 And open them up in an editor of your choice. 0:19 Also navigate to the project using your favorite command line utility.
0:27 Here we have the beginnings of our application called bookworm. 0:34 It's a website generated with the express generator. 0:38 So to start the app, you can either. 0:42 do /bin/www or run npm start. 0:47 To view the application in a web browser, visit localhost port 3000. 0:55 Remember to run npm install to install the dependencies.
1:08 Let’s get you up to speed with the current state of the application. 1:13 Our application will save user information to MongoDB. 1:17 We already have a Mongoose model that defines the user data that we. 1:21 want to save. 1:23 As you can see, we've got an email, name, favoriteBook and photo. 1:30 Notice that we don't have a password field.
1:32 This is because we'll be using a user's profile information returned from either. 1:36 GitHub or Facebook to authenticate them. 1:40 In the routes folder, we have an index.js. 1:46 file that handles the root route about,. 1:51 contact, profile, and login routes.
1:59 Passport makes the use a model available to the request object. 2:04 So all of our routes and views has access to that user data. 2:08 The handler I want you to pay close attention to is the profile handler. 2:15 If that is a user the profile page will render.
2:20 If there is no user it will redirect to the login page. 2:29 In the profile view, it also checks if the user exists. 2:35 If it does, it will show the photo and the name. 2:41 As for that navbar included in all the views it checks for the user to. 2:47 At the moment we haven't got a user so it'll display the login links. 2:52 If the user object is present the log out link will appear.
2:57 Now we're up to speed, let's get passport set up. 3:01 Let's install passport. 3:06 And remember to save it with the save flag. 3:14 We also need to install express session. 3:21 This is to store the user while the browser session is still open. 3:29 In this tutorial, we'll be using a persistent session store with MongoDB. 3:34 This will allow users to remain logged in when they return to the site.
3:39 We'll also need to install the connect Mongo middleware to handle the session. 3:44 storage in Mongo db. 3:55 Let's get coding. 3:58 In the app.js file, let's require passports at the top.
4:12 Next, let's require express-session. 4:27 Then we need to set up a Mongoose session stall with connect Mongo. 4:31 passing in the session. 4:53 We then need to initialize the express-session store. 4:57 Let's do this just after the database connection. 5:12 We want to configure the session for the passport end session storage. 5:18 Let's create an object literal called sessionOptions.
5:28 And give it a secret. 5:39 You should create your own secret, preferably a long phrase or.
5:43 a long string of randomized characters, then have the resave. 5:51 And saveUninitialized.
6:01 Keys to be set to true. 6:07 Next we need to initialize the session store by calling the Mongoose. 6:12 store constructor, passing in the mongooseConnection db. 6:26 Links are in the teacher's notes on these options.
6:30 Then we'll pass in the session options into the session middleware. 6:42 Now that we have our session setup as middleware,. 6:45 it will be available to the Passport middleware.
6:51 First we need to initialize passport. 7:03 This is done by calling the initialize method on the passport object. 7:19 Then we need to restore the passport session.
7:23 This restores the user's previous session, in other words if a user was. 7:28 previously signed in this still will be when to return to the site. 7:41 Passport doesn't require sessions to work which is fine if you want a temporary.
7:46 authorization for a one of request. 7:48 For example, if you were running a competition or online poll, and. 7:53 all you wanted was to get a participant's email to register an entry or a vote. 7:58 But in most instances, where you have a user model and they return to your site. 8:03 frequently, you'll want to have sessions to remember users. 8:07 They don't need to be constantly signing in and being asked for.
8:11 authorization every time they come back to the site. 8:17 In order for passport to handle sessions, you need to implement two methods. 8:26 SerializeUser and. 8:30 deserialize user. 8:40 To serialize something is to translate a data structure for storage. 8:45 In this case a session storage. 8:49 To read the data again you need to deserialize or.
8:52 reconstruct the stored data. 8:55 The serialized user method requires a function with two arguments. 9:05 User, and done. 9:11 The user could be something complex like a Mongoose or. 9:14 sequelize model, in our case, it a mongoose model.
9:19 The done argument is a call back function which takes two values and. 9:24 ever add a translation you want to store in the session. 9:30 We're going to pass null for the error,. 9:35 and then the usersid property. 9:40 The userid property is ideal for our app, because it's the smallest amount. 9:45 of information required to reconstruct a user object at a later date.
9:51 The destabilize user method takes a function with two arguments. 10:02 A value which was stored in the session. 10:08 And then a call back.
10:12 The value in our case is a userId. 10:19 This is why you'd use your mongoose or sequalize models to find the user. 10:25 We’ll use mongoose’s find by ID method to find the particular users ID. 10:44 We can then call done when the user is found.
10:48 The done callback will either pass an error to the express middleware that. 10:53 handles errors or the user model that will be added to the request object so. 10:58 it's accessible to the route handlers and views,. 11:08 We can pass the done as a callback since the done's function parameters.
11:12 are the same as Mongoose's callback parameters, error and. 11:16 then the document returned. 11:25 Now that we've got Passport sets up with sessions,.
11:29 it's time to use the Passport strategies for GitHub and. 11:32 Facebook to allow users of our site to sign in with their social accounts.