How to partition MBR external hdd on Mac?
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I have a 1TB external hard drive and I decided that I would partition it so I could use one for files and one for Time Machine backups. But I found out that my hdd's partition table is Master Boot Record and I can't transfer the data temporarily on my Mac because the data on it is around 50GB and the free space left on my Mac is 15.67GB. Help!
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I have a 1TB external hard drive and I decided that I would partition it so I could use one for files and one for Time Machine backups. But I found out that my hdd's partition table is Master Boot Record and I can't transfer the data temporarily on my Mac because the data on it is around 50GB and the free space left on my Mac is 15.67GB. Help!
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Your question is not clear.
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Sep 14 '16 at 16:04
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I have a 1TB external hard drive and I decided that I would partition it so I could use one for files and one for Time Machine backups. But I found out that my hdd's partition table is Master Boot Record and I can't transfer the data temporarily on my Mac because the data on it is around 50GB and the free space left on my Mac is 15.67GB. Help!
macos hard-drive partitioning mbr
asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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I have a 1TB external hard drive and I decided that I would partition it so I could use one for files and one for Time Machine backups. But I found out that my hdd's partition table is Master Boot Record and I can't transfer the data temporarily on my Mac because the data on it is around 50GB and the free space left on my Mac is 15.67GB. Help!
macos hard-drive partitioning mbr
macos hard-drive partitioning mbr
asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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asked Sep 14 '16 at 11:53
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Your question is not clear.
– Ramhound
Sep 14 '16 at 16:04
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Your question is not clear.
– Ramhound
Sep 14 '16 at 16:04
Your question is not clear.
– Ramhound
Sep 14 '16 at 16:04
Your question is not clear.
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You need another drive to transfer the files to temporarily.
There are applications which can convert MBR to GUID & then repartition without data loss, for instance Paragon Hard Disk Manager - but a backup is highly recommended anyway...
... so, you need another drive.
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
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You can use Terminal
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 "NO NAME" 100%
Replace number 7 on "disk7" with actual disk number..
- GPT: GUID Partition Table
- APM: Apple Partition Map
- MBR: Master Boot Records
For additional volumes just use this approach
Volume1Format Volume1Name Volume1Size Volume2Format Volume2Name Volume2Size
For example:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 FIRST 100m fat32 SECOND 100m
Based on that you are able to make your own command.
answered Nov 15 at 1:05
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The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
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You need another drive to transfer the files to temporarily.
There are applications which can convert MBR to GUID & then repartition without data loss, for instance Paragon Hard Disk Manager - but a backup is highly recommended anyway...
... so, you need another drive.
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
15.1k53260
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You need another drive to transfer the files to temporarily.
There are applications which can convert MBR to GUID & then repartition without data loss, for instance Paragon Hard Disk Manager - but a backup is highly recommended anyway...
... so, you need another drive.
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
15.1k53260
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up vote
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down vote
You need another drive to transfer the files to temporarily.
There are applications which can convert MBR to GUID & then repartition without data loss, for instance Paragon Hard Disk Manager - but a backup is highly recommended anyway...
... so, you need another drive.
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
15.1k53260
You need another drive to transfer the files to temporarily.
There are applications which can convert MBR to GUID & then repartition without data loss, for instance Paragon Hard Disk Manager - but a backup is highly recommended anyway...
... so, you need another drive.
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
15.1k53260
answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
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answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
Tetsujin
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answered Sep 14 '16 at 18:36
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You can use Terminal
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 "NO NAME" 100%
Replace number 7 on "disk7" with actual disk number..
- GPT: GUID Partition Table
- APM: Apple Partition Map
- MBR: Master Boot Records
For additional volumes just use this approach
Volume1Format Volume1Name Volume1Size Volume2Format Volume2Name Volume2Size
For example:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 FIRST 100m fat32 SECOND 100m
Based on that you are able to make your own command.
answered Nov 15 at 1:05
D.A.H
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The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
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You can use Terminal
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 "NO NAME" 100%
Replace number 7 on "disk7" with actual disk number..
- GPT: GUID Partition Table
- APM: Apple Partition Map
- MBR: Master Boot Records
For additional volumes just use this approach
Volume1Format Volume1Name Volume1Size Volume2Format Volume2Name Volume2Size
For example:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 FIRST 100m fat32 SECOND 100m
Based on that you are able to make your own command.
answered Nov 15 at 1:05
D.A.H
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The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
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You can use Terminal
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 "NO NAME" 100%
Replace number 7 on "disk7" with actual disk number..
- GPT: GUID Partition Table
- APM: Apple Partition Map
- MBR: Master Boot Records
For additional volumes just use this approach
Volume1Format Volume1Name Volume1Size Volume2Format Volume2Name Volume2Size
For example:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 FIRST 100m fat32 SECOND 100m
Based on that you are able to make your own command.
answered Nov 15 at 1:05
D.A.H
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You can use Terminal
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 "NO NAME" 100%
Replace number 7 on "disk7" with actual disk number..
- GPT: GUID Partition Table
- APM: Apple Partition Map
- MBR: Master Boot Records
For additional volumes just use this approach
Volume1Format Volume1Name Volume1Size Volume2Format Volume2Name Volume2Size
For example:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk7 MBR fat32 FIRST 100m fat32 SECOND 100m
Based on that you are able to make your own command.
answered Nov 15 at 1:05
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answered Nov 15 at 1:05
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The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
add a comment |
The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
The OP wants to create two partitions. I don’t see how your post supports that.
– Scott
Nov 15 at 1:17
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
Thank you for pointing out. I have updated my post.
– D.A.H
Nov 17 at 12:09
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