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Backing up documents

Can I use 1 external hard drive for 2 computers ? Can I unplug it from my desktop and then use it

with my laptop? I have the drive hooked up with time machine on my desktop. But sometimes I

want to back up something on my laptop.

MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 12, 2019 8:33 PM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2019 8:36 PM

Yes to all questions.


Time Machine can back up any number of Macs to a single backup drive, and will keep those backups separate from one another. Connect that drive to whichever Mac you want to use, whenever you want to use it.

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Backing up documents

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