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Can I back-up my Mac and an attached external drive with Time Machine?

Can I back-up my Mac and an attached external drive with Time Machine?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 2:23 PM

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Posted on Dec 30, 2020 6:10 PM

John Galt is correct, "all connected [MacOS formatted] drives" is the default. [Windows drives require their own backups.]


To check, just click the (Options) button, and take a look at the "excluded" list. if your external drive is Not Excluded, it will be backed up.

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Can I back-up my Mac and an attached external drive with Time Machine?

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