Reformat With Partitions - G-Technology G Drive mini Product Manual

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Reformat with Partitions

'Partitioning' a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate, discrete
sections called 'volumes' . Each volume works like a separate disk. You can create up to
16 different partitions on a hard drive in Mac OS and each partition can be a different
size and format.
With hard drives getting bigger, it is useful to partition your hard drive so sections of its
space can be used for different purposes. For instance, segment user data from backup
data, set up a multi-boot environment with different Operating Systems or create a
dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro.
The following steps will guide you through this simple process of partitioning your drive.
In this example, we will partition a 500 GB G-DRIVE mini connected via FireWire.
1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This application is located on your hard drive
under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your
G-Technology drive will be displayed in the left-hand column.
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