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I noticed that my Time Machine backup is becoming smaller as more backups are added. So I bought a new 14 Tb Seagate expansion drive to use as the new Time Machine backup when the current drive is full.
Is there any technical reason why I cannot, or should not, use this new drive for Time Machine backup and other backup files?
Thanks folks
iMac 27″, macOS 13.2
Nope' in fact you can have 2 Time Machine backup drives at the same time and should start using the new external drive ASAP.
Notice that mine are named Time Machine and Time Machine 2
Another option is to use Time Machine on one external drive and do a Clone on the other drive using CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.
In addition to 2 Time Machine backups, I have multiple Clones using CarbonCopyCloner.
technically you can but I would not recommend putting all your eggs in one basket. If the TM drive fails you lost that and all your other files as well. Use two separate drives.
I would suggest partitioning any external drive you want to use for "other backups". This will keep the files separated and easily located.
Can Time Machine backup external HDD be used for other files apart from Time Machine backup?
