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Q: My TimeMachine is full. Should I keep it plugged in and turned on even if I switch to another external hard drive for TimeMachine backups?
My TimeMachine external hard drive is full. Should I keep it plugged into m and on, even if I switch to another external hard drive to keep doing backups with TimeMachine?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 10:09 AM
by mende1,Apple recommended
Desktops
There's no need to keep two external drives plugged in. Instead, I suggest you to buy a bigger external hard drive and transfer the backups you want to from the old to the new external drive, so you can use the old external drive for other purposes -> Time Machine: How to transfer backups from a current backup drive to a new backup drive - Apple Support
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 10:21 AM