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Backing up Macbook Air with Time Machine

What external drive should I buy to work with Apple Time Machine for backup? I have never used TimeMachine before now. thank you

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 19, 2021 9:02 AM

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Posted on Jun 19, 2021 4:53 PM

You can get any drive (mechanical or SSD) but get one large enough in size perhaps 2x your internal drive. Be sure to follow the formatting requirements.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

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Backing up Macbook Air with Time Machine

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