[X4U] Partitioning question

[John Baltutis]

On 05/23/05, keithw <keith_w at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
> Okay, since we're talking partitioning, I've got a question. Or two...
> No hypotheticals here...
>
> I've an MDD G4, running OS10.3.9.
> The original drive is 80 GB.
> I just installed a new copy of the identical drive, totally empty,
> primarily for backing up purposes.
> I don't use much room, as you'll see ~ my original H.D. has a shade over
> 7 GB on it. Less than 10% full...
> While my usage might change, right now I think I'd be hard put to use
> much over 30-35% of it, ever.
>
> So, can I partition the new 80 GB drive 50-50, and use the first 40 Gig
> partition for backup purposes? Will my backup software (I know, that's
> yet another question, however...) accept backing up 8/80ths of a drive
> onto a new drive that only has 1/2 the original space?

Backups, clones (bootable backups), and images only take up the used space,
not the empty space. In your case, you can back up to a 10 GB partition.

As for backup software, you can use Disk Utiltiy (to create a restorable
image that'll restore a backup volume, but the created image isn't
bootable), Carbon Copy Cloner (free and makes clones), or SuperDuper!
(shareware and makes clones with various options).

>
> Always have wondered that, and now I am faced with the reality of doing it.
>
> Is the answer simply "no problem?" Sounds too simple!  ;-)

No problem.