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WD backup hard drive not working with time machine

I keep getting a message from time machine: "Time Machine couldn't back up to "My Passport for Mac".

This WD hard drive is supposed to be linked to Time Machine without reformatting. what can I do?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 25, 2020 1:30 PM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2020 2:07 PM

Is this a new drive? If so, then you need to use Disk Utility to first erase the drive as GUID partition and MacOS Extended (Journaled) before TM can use it for a backup drive.


Or has this drive already been used on this computer as a TM backup and is suddenly not working?

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Jan 25, 2020 2:07 PM in response to HWI69

Is this a new drive? If so, then you need to use Disk Utility to first erase the drive as GUID partition and MacOS Extended (Journaled) before TM can use it for a backup drive.


Or has this drive already been used on this computer as a TM backup and is suddenly not working?

WD backup hard drive not working with time machine

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