As far as I know you can use it without formatting as TimeMachine would have formatted it to HFS+ anyway. But still if you want to start afresh, it is better to erase and setup a new backup.
-- Rishi On 10 November 2012 07:13, Harpal Selhi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using OS 10.7.4 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 10-Nov-2012, at 0:44, Rishi Talreja <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was free. It is not now. That is, if you need ML(OS X 10.8) support, it > will cost you about 2.5k Rs. If you are on Lion, you can use the previous > version (3.4) which is still free.(which is the one I use too.) > > Source: > http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/25/carbon-copy-cloner-goes-commercial-offers-previous-donators-fre/ > > > > -- Rishi > > > On 10 November 2012 00:32, Harpal Singh Selhi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is CCC free for download and install or is it a paid software. >> >> Regards >> >> Harpal >> >> >> >> On 09/11/12 8:41 PM, "Rishi Talreja" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> http://www.bombich.com/ccc_features.html >> >> It supports incremental backups so only new files are backed up to the >> ext drive. And you have a setting in your profile to say if or not to >> delete files on ext drive if deleted on Macbook Air. So if you check that >> off, the backup would be one way only i.e. updating new files but never >> deleting anything from external. I hope that helps. >> >> >> >> -- Rishi >> >> >> On 9 November 2012 20:33, Harpal Selhi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I wish to have incremental backups, I.e. say I backup my SSD DRIVE today >> and download pics everyday in nov and transfer the pics of November to >> external drive and then may be delete the pics of nov 2012 as the drive is >> full. >> >> External drive should maintain Mu previous data. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Harpal >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 09-Nov-2012, at 20:21, Rishi Talreja <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Carbon Copy Cloner. >> >> >> >> -- Rishi >> >> >> On 9 November 2012 20:01, Harpal Selhi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear all >> >> I have been using MacAir & find data storage especially digital pics >> difficult as solid state hard drive is very small. >> >> I was using time machine to backup. Then as my drive got filled, I had to >> transfer my digital pics to another drive& now I realise time machine is >> not worth as the pics I have shifted to another drive are not being backed >> up as they no longer exist on MacAir. >> >> Is there a way to make incremental back up of same folder and then >> deleting them from my MacAir, means transferring them to a external drive >> and then deleting them from SSD. >> >> I am scared that the way I do manually I may not loose important data. >> >> Please guide >> >> Regards >> >> Harpal >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> IMUG Website: www.imug.in <http://www.imug.in> <http://www.imug.in> >> To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS >> group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "IMUG Users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> <mailto:imug-users%[email protected]><imug-users%[email protected]>. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> IMUG Website: www.imug.in >> To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS >> group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "IMUG Users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > IMUG Website: www.imug.in > To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS > group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IMUG Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > IMUG Website: www.imug.in > To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS > group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IMUG Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- IMUG Website: www.imug.in To buy & sell Apple products please post the message on the iAppleBS group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/iapplebs --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IMUG Users" group. 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