"Backup Disk Not Available"

I've been trying to back up my hard drive to my external hard drive via Time Machine. I keep getting the error message "Backup Disk Not Available." I haven't been able to back up in three weeks. I'm running Monterey OS 12.5. Any help is much appreciated.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 21, 2022 10:32 PM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2022 3:44 AM

If it's a new drive, it's likely formatted NTFS; a Windows format. Using Disk utility, erase and format the drive with an Apple format.

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