No Available Time Machine Destinations

When I open Time Machine and try to set up an external hard drive. I get this message. No available Time Machine Destination.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 10, 2023 05:50 AM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2023 05:52 AM

BillyBeach wrote:

When I open Time Machine and try to set up an external hard drive. I get this message. No available Time Machine Destination.


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15


Did you format the external drive(?)


Time Machine is looking for GUID/ APFS...


or try again—

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support



The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.5

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

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Aug 12, 2023 05:52 AM in response to BillyBeach

BillyBeach wrote:

When I open Time Machine and try to set up an external hard drive. I get this message. No available Time Machine Destination.


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15


Did you format the external drive(?)


Time Machine is looking for GUID/ APFS...


or try again—

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support



The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.5

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support



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No Available Time Machine Destinations

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