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what kind of external hard drive should i use to back up my MacBook pro

I want to back up my MacBook pro, then erase the content and all files so i can give it to my grand daughter............ Any ideas what hard drive will do the trick

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 1:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2021 1:30 PM

Pretty much any hard drive with adequate space. Get two because if you delete the original then your backup is no longer a true backup. A backup is having multiple copies and drives can die. Depends upon how much you value the files.

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what kind of external hard drive should i use to back up my MacBook pro

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