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Pro Tools Reference Guide400
• You cannot use HFS+ Disk Manager to add a
Mac partition to a PC-partitioned disk. Using
Mac HFS+ Disk Manager on a PC-partitioned
disk will destroy all PC partitions.
• You cannot use Mac HFS+ Disk Manager to re-
size a partition and retain its contents. The
only way to resize a partition is to delete and
recreate it at a different size, which will result
in the loss of any files in the original partition.
• Mac HFS+ Disk Manager works only with
fixed hard drives; it cannot be used to parti-
tion removable disks.
To partition a Mac drive:
1 Make sure Pro Tools is not running.
2 Click the Start menu and choose Programs >
Digidesign > HFS+ Disk Support > Create or
Change Mac Hard Disks.
In the Modify Mac Volumes window, Mac-for-
matted drives appear with a small red apple icon
next to them.
3 Click a Mac-formatted drive to display its par-
titions.
4 To add a partition where unallocated space is
available, select the Free Space listed under the
drive and do the following;
• Click New Volume.
• Enter a name for the new partition.
• Set the size of the partition by entering it in
the Size box or by adjusting the slider.
5 To change or remove a partition, select the
partition and do any of the following:
• Click Format Volume to rename or change
the format of the partition.
• Click Delete Volume to remove the parti-
tion.
6 When you have finished configuring the par-
titions, click Finish.
Initializing Mac Drives
The HFS+ Disk Manager gives you the ability to
initialize the drive in HFS+ format.
This process will erase any data on the drive.
To initialize a Mac-formatted drive:
1 Click the Start menu and choose Programs >
Digidesign > HFS+ Disk Support > Create or
Change Mac Hard Disks.
In the Modify Mac Volumes window, Mac-for-
matted drives appear with a small red apple icon
next to them.
2 Select the Mac-formatted drive you want to
initialize.
3 Click Initialize Disk.
4 When formatting is complete, click Finish.
All formatting and maintenance of HFS+
drives for Pro Tools should be carried out
when the drives are connected to a Mac, us-
ing Apple Disk Utility. If you use this com-
mand to initialize a Mac-formatted drive,
the drive will be qualified only as a Transfer
drive in Pro Tools.