Which first, Partition or Backup

If you haven't already installed DD and TI, it's recommended to install DD first as it's the older program and then install TI. Installing DD after TI can cause problems.

I strongly recommend creating a backup image of the entire drive before you do any partitioning changes.

You'll probably want to check the external drive when you get it and reformat it to NTFS if it's not.

The partitioning layout for the external drive is usually personal preference. I usually leave them as one partition or setup as a small booting partition and the remainder for storage.

1. While it's too late to format my Seagate 1Tb external, why NTFS, if I had been able to do so?

2. Are you inferring that it is not necessary to partition the backup drive, when it serves two PCs?

TIA / Regards

Michael Scott wrote:

1. While it's too late to format my Seagate 1Tb external, why NTFS, if I had been able to do so?

2. Are you inferring that it is not necessary to partition the backup drive, when it serves two PCs?

TIA / Regards

NTFS is a far superior file system.

If you have any files greater than 4GB in size and try to copy them to a FAT32 system it will tell you the disk is full since the maximum filesize is 4GB. Note that True Image will automatically split its images to 4GB if necessary so the size isn't an issue with TI. However, if you want your image as 1 file and it is over 4GB then you have to use NTFS.

You don't have to have 2 partitions to store TI archive files. They can be stored in the same partition but most people likely put them in separate folders. I assume you aren't referring to the TI Secure Zone.