Can I use an sdxc card for Time Machine backups

Can I use an sdxc card for Time Machine backup

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon 2023

Posted on Feb 20, 2023 3:14 PM

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Posted on Feb 20, 2023 6:08 PM

You are welcome to try, but it is not considered one of Apple's supported backup devices: Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support.


You are likely to find its performance unacceptably slow. I tried once out of morbid curiosity and gave up.

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Feb 21, 2023 10:14 AM in response to Mymac999

See if the following support article answers your question:



Addendum


I agree with John Galt on this. Some things you need to consider:

  • You would need a card that can hold 2-3 times the capacity of your Mac.
  • The card would need to be formatted for APFS.
  • The card would need to be recognized by Time Machine as being an available backup destination.
  • The "wear & tear" caused by the number of backups that will be written to this card.
  • The fact that these cards are not considered reliable for storing data long term.


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