Apple IIe Card - Manual (Page 20)

The advantage of making your decision right away
You can’t store both Apple IIe files and Macintosh files on the same
hard disk unless you reserve part of the hard disk for Apple IIe files.
Unfortunately, the procedure that reserves the space requires you
to erase all information stored on the hard disk.
If you decide to reserve space for Apple IIe files when you’ve just gotten
your computer, you won’t yet have any personal information on the hard
disk, so erasing the hard disk won’t be too disruptive. Later, if you have a
lot of information stored, you’ll have to take extra steps to copy your data
before you erase the hard disk and then put the data back afterward.
What to do next
If you’ve decided to store Apple IIe files on your hard disk, continue with
this section. Otherwise, skip ahead to the next main section, “Connecting
Apple IIe Disk Drives.”
This section is for people who have an Apple hard disk connected to
their Macintosh LC and want to use a portion of it to store Apple IIe files.
(The hard disk can be built into the Macintosh or connected by a cable.)
The process of reserving part of the hard disk for Apple IIe files is called
partitioning the hard disk.
Partitioning your hard disk erases everything already stored on it, so
before partitioning you must make backup copies of any files on your
hard disk. This section explains how to
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back up the contents of your hard disk
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create an Apple IIe partition on your hard disk
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restore the original contents of your hard disk
Reserving hard disk space
for Apple IIe files
Chapter 1: Preparing the Equipment 4