Backup External HD to Time Machine without mounting ?

Is it possible/How to backup contents of external hard disk with Time Machine without mounting folder on MBPro home disk?

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Posted on Feb 9, 2023 02:03 PM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2023 07:45 AM

I think I have solved my question:

I created an alias of the large folder in the external hard disk and then mounted the alias on my MBPro home disk.

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pwwwayne Author

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Feb 11, 2023 07:45 AM in response to pwwwayne

I think I have solved my question:

I created an alias of the large folder in the external hard disk and then mounted the alias on my MBPro home disk.

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