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Cannot add external SSD to Time Machine Backup

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro running Big Sur. I have had to move some of my files to an external ssd and would like to include it in my Time Machine backups but Time machine will not let me select the ssd to remove it from excluded files in Options. Any help please?

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Posted on Jan 31, 2021 11:33 AM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2021 11:50 AM

How is the external SSD formatted? Ideally it should be formatted as shown below:



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