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Time machine can't backup to a drive that I can access within finder.

Time machine can't backup to a drive that I am able to access within finder. I use the external drive all day but every time that time machine tries to backup it says there is an issue. The external drive is a WD my cloud drive on my network.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on May 5, 2022 2:41 PM

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May 6, 2022 8:59 AM in response to drivingdundee

It only appeared to work.


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What type of external drive will work for the backup?


I don't know of any that don't work.

Time machine can't backup to a drive that I can access within finder.

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