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Can Time Machine simultaneously backup from an iMac’s internal HD and from an external HD to separate partitions on a 2nd dedicated HD? E.g. Partition 1 for iMac and partition 2 for the external HD.

I want to do this for 2 reasons.

  1. To repurpose old external hard drives for anti-theft storage in a safe deposit box.
  2. So I can easily make separate partition backups of my iMac stuff and photo library which is on its dedicated drive.


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 2, 2021 2:11 PM

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Can Time Machine simultaneously backup from an iMac’s internal HD and from an external HD to separate partitions on a 2nd dedicated HD? E.g. Partition 1 for iMac and partition 2 for the external HD.

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