Noextracharge

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Q: El Capitan Upgrade from Mavericks now will not recognize external HD with Time Machine

Upgraded 2013 iMac to El Capitan from Mavericks and now external HD with Time Machine on it is not recognized. The initialization screen pops up.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 7, 2016 11:57 PM

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by Jeff_W.,

Jeff_W. Sep 8, 2016 2:58 PM in response to Noextracharge
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Sep 8, 2016 2:58 PM in response to Noextracharge

Hi noextracharge!

I see that your Time Machine backup disk is not being recognized after having upgraded to El Capitan. I know it's important to be able to access your backup, so I'm happy to help. Please review the following support article:

OS X El Capitan: If Time Machine can’t find your backup disk

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root Sep 8, 2016 5:37 PM in response to Noextracharge
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Sep 8, 2016 5:37 PM in response to Noextracharge

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