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when I selected erase to proceed does that erase every other back up from my PC on the external hard drive?

When I selected erase to proceed for backing up my MacBook, does that erase everything that was on my external hard drive including other backups from my PC?




Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 8:38 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2020 8:44 AM

Not if you are erasing your internal drive


DiskUtility>View>Show All Devices


How to erase a disk for Mac - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496


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when I selected erase to proceed does that erase every other back up from my PC on the external hard drive?

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