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fdwlaw 09-05-2005 10:17 AM

FW HD ok to leave connected
 
I have a 250 GB external FW HD and partitioned into 2 drives 1st is a 160 GB which is used for cloning and the other is a 73 GB which is used for backup.

My question are?

1. Is it ok to leave the external FW drive connected and mounted showing both volumes on the desktop in my day-today computer operation? One is identified as Clone and the other is Backup.

2. When I repair permissions on my internal HD is it ok to leave both of the (Clone/Backup) mounted?

3. I've read when doing a Apple Update to disconnect the Cloned Copy first, then update, is that right? Of course reparing permissions before starting the Apple update(s).

4. If I install new programs should I disconnect the Cloned Copy first, then install the new software?

Thanks,

dnanian 09-05-2005 10:33 AM

The only reason to disconnect a copy -- and it's not a bad one -- is to let the backup spin down and rest. Apart from that, I can't see why you would need to disconnect it during any other operations: it's just a drive.

What, exactly, are you concerned about? Did you read somewhere that this was a good practice?

fdwlaw 09-05-2005 12:17 PM

I did read in one of the post in the Apple Support Discussion that you should always disconnect (physically) the cloned volume (in fact all external devices) when applying Apple updates.
Thanks...

dnanian 09-05-2005 12:25 PM

Ah. There was a time where an update could hurt the drive if the firmware wasn't up to date -- but I don't think this is the case any more, now the firmware updates have been released. At least, I've never had an issue since the dreaded Panther update!


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