Erased the time machine and started over?

I've imac. I couldn't repair the time machine so I erased it and started over but now it doesn't backup anything.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 24, 2020 8:47 AM

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BDAqua

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Sep 24, 2020 2:05 PM in response to surfbugbob

Look's like maybe you renamed it in the process... remove "Time Machine" & add "Bob's Time Machine" in TM Prefs.

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