OK, you said that's not true, but I'm not sure what part wasn't true. Just so were both clear. I want to but a 1TB External Hard Drive to store my files on. Now after thinking about this some more do I really need my External to be "Bootable"?
I am confused.
Are we talking about 2 different things here? An external Drive for Storage and an external Drive that you can boot from. Here's how I understand the differences. Please answer all 4 questions so I understand this correctly.
1) An External Drive that is "Bootable"
- A drive you can boot from or use just like having another mac if your mac crashes. You can select this as your "Startup Drive" in the event that your mac crashes. This type of drive does need OSX installed.
2) An External Drive for "Storage"
- A drive you can store files and applications on but you can't start from it. You can only access it from another mac. This type of Drive does not need OSX installed.
Please tell me if 1 and 2 above are correct.
3) If they are then is the "ONLY" advantage to making the External drive "Bootable" to use as a "Startup" Disc in the case that my Mac crashes. If I use the external as "Only" as a Storage space then all I need to do is hook it up to any mac in order to retrieve files. Is this correct?
4) if 1, 2, and 3 are basically correct, then if I but a 1 TB External Drive but it is formatted for the PC, then do I still need to reformat it and what steps do I follow to do this?
Thanks, I find all of this a little confusing so I appreciate your advice.
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