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Time machine backups and thumb drives

I am using an external hard drive using the Time Machine for my backups. Can I also plug in a thumb drive ( at the same time) and copy just my photos or do I need to disconnect the external hard drive first?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 1:31 PM

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Mar 4, 2020 6:07 AM in response to Cathyjk67

Cathyjk67 wrote:
I am using an external hard drive using the Time Machine for my backups.

Wonderful

Can I also plug in a thumb drive ( at the same time) and copy just my photos or do I need to disconnect the external hard drive first?

They are not really related.


That is to stay, they are independent tasks and one will not interfere with the other.


You can have as many tasks as you like reading your photos.

Time machine backups and thumb drives

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