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Best external ssd for time machine backup

Need about 6TB external ssd for Time Machine backups. Must be compatible with late 2015 iMac 27 inch retina…Monterey 12.5.1

Mac Pro, OS X 10.11

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 12:49 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2022 2:16 PM

iamklowe wrote:

Need about 6TB external ssd for Time Machine backups. Must be compatible with late 2015 iMac 27 inch retina…Monterey 12.5.1


Out of the 100's available there is no "best"


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/21.0/mac/12.0


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Sep 1, 2022 2:16 PM in response to iamklowe

iamklowe wrote:

Need about 6TB external ssd for Time Machine backups. Must be compatible with late 2015 iMac 27 inch retina…Monterey 12.5.1


Out of the 100's available there is no "best"


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/21.0/mac/12.0


Best external ssd for time machine backup

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