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Time Machine backup on external hard drive

Can I save other backup folders to external hard drive that I am using for Time Machine?



Posted on Aug 25, 2019 3:05 PM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2019 3:23 PM

Yes, but I wouldn’t... Scrounge another storage device, and use that.

Sharing Time Machine backup storage: http://oldtoad.net/pondini.org/TM/3.html

Sharing Time Capsule backup storage: http://oldtoad.net/pondini.org/TM/TCQ3.html

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Aug 25, 2019 3:23 PM in response to Kern Canyon Steve

Yes, but I wouldn’t... Scrounge another storage device, and use that.

Sharing Time Machine backup storage: http://oldtoad.net/pondini.org/TM/3.html

Sharing Time Capsule backup storage: http://oldtoad.net/pondini.org/TM/TCQ3.html

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