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What external drive should be used to backup a 2011 MacBook Pro

What brand external hard drive can be used for a 2011 MacBook Pro ?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 3, 2022 01:45 PM

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You can use literally any external hard disk drive: Types of disks you can use with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

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You can use literally any external hard disk drive: Types of disks you can use with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 3, 2022 01:54 PM in response to robs200

Pretty much any brand will work as long as its correctly formatted.

Link-> Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support

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