I’m brand new to Mac, how do I partition an external drive to use AND time machine

I’m brand new to Mac, how do I partition an external drive to use for data AND use for time machine

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 4:18 PM

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Apr 12, 2022 5:08 PM in response to SquarePM

You try not to do that. One reason is because, ¿where will you back up the files that are stored "close" on the drive?

Drives are so cheap compared to a decade ago, just get another drive.

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