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Banger1936 Author

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Seagate external hard drive.

i have bought a seagate enteral hard drive.Everything backs up from my iMac Catalina to seagate except photos.Any ideas?

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 16, 2019 7:50 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2019 8:30 AM

Where are the photos stored on the computer?
Which app do you use to manage your photos?
Which app do you use to back up your computer?
Why don't you think the photos are not being backed up?

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Dec 16, 2019 8:30 AM in response to Banger1936

Where are the photos stored on the computer?
Which app do you use to manage your photos?
Which app do you use to back up your computer?
Why don't you think the photos are not being backed up?

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Dec 16, 2019 7:55 AM in response to Banger1936

More details: are you getting an error on backing up photos? how big is your backup drive? How are you backing up?

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Banger1936 Author

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Dec 16, 2019 8:30 AM in response to dwb

No error. 1Tb.Via time machine

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Dec 16, 2019 8:54 AM in response to Banger1936

You only answered 1 question, the others need to be answered too please. If you do not answer the questions there is not much I can do to help you.

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