Timothy Fink

Q: How can I copy Time Machine backups to another drive?

I have just purchased a new 3T external drive to use for backups. My older 1.5 T drive has all my Time Machine backups on it up to this point.

 

When I try to copy the backups to the new drive, whether I use Carbon Copy Cloner, the Finder or Terminal, nothing is permitted. Nothing copies.

What can I do? Are all my old backups "lost?" I am planning on moving our Photos library to the smaller external drive when this is situated.

 

Thanks for any help.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), 24 GB RAM, 21.5", i5

Posted on Feb 25, 2016 4:18 AM

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