can you back up an external hardrive with time machine?

can you back up an external hard-drive with time machine?

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 01:58 PM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 02:02 PM

Open the Time Machine pane of System Preferences, click on Options, and remove it from the exclusion list. Volumes in some formats, such as FAT32, can't be backed up by it.

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Jan 25, 2023 02:02 PM in response to Stat-Frost

Open the Time Machine pane of System Preferences, click on Options, and remove it from the exclusion list. Volumes in some formats, such as FAT32, can't be backed up by it.

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Jan 25, 2023 02:12 PM in response to Niel

You my friend are the "MAN"!!

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