I need an external hard drive for my mac that is running OSX

Does anyone know what are some external hard drive options for my Mac that is running OSX 10.9.5? I need to back up before I can update my operating system, so that I can load my new phone...

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jul 20, 2020 5:30 AM

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Jul 20, 2020 6:30 AM in response to Kclarts

Almost any Hard Drive will work, it will just need to be formatted to be used with Time Machine. I'd recommend you get a drive which is either Thunderbolt 2 or USB-3 so that it back's up your data quickly. SSD's will be faster than HDD's in most instances, so this is also worth noting.


For information on what file system formats you can use with Time Machine backups, see Types of disks you can use with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

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