backup device size

How much portable drive space is needed to backup a 256GB hard drive?

Thank you.



MacBook Air 13″, 13.1

Posted on Feb 10, 2023 8:02 PM

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Feb 10, 2023 8:10 PM in response to sbreiden

sbreiden wrote:

How much portable drive space is needed to backup a 256GB hard drive?
Thank you.


This article includes the size backup drive you need:

Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support

"Ideally, your backup disk should have at least twice the storage capacity of every disk or volume you're backing up. If your backup disk doesn't have enough storage space to contain a complete backup, Time Machine will let you know."

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