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Ok, I want to keep my old time machine drive, but disconnect it and start a brand new time machine drive.
I want the old one just in case ? ... and start the new one as at now.
Can this be done ?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14
Yes. In TimeMachine preference, you can add more than 1 for backup.
You can start a new one any time as your desire. You also can label it different name to differentiate your first/second etc..
Multiple backups - is always a good practice.
You might consider Carbon Copy or SuperDuper to make a bootable back up.
Yes. In TimeMachine preference, you can add more than 1 for backup.
You can start a new one any time as your desire. You also can label it different name to differentiate your first/second etc..
Multiple backups - is always a good practice.
You might consider Carbon Copy or SuperDuper to make a bootable back up.
Samtenor, thanks for your reply. Hoping you can be a bit more specific.
When I open Time machine I don't have the add or remove backup disk option? Nor do I see where I can add the dates of backups like your 2 show ?
That’s actually a very good idea and yes it should work just fine.
You want to unplug the old full & not even run it since it full, just move it to a safe place.
When a time machine drive is full, can I disconnect it, keep it and start a new Time Machine drive ?
