Hard drive format forTime Machine

Why is there no choice for formatting hard drives with the old HFFS

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 11:19 AM

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Posted on Jan 22, 2021 11:59 AM

You need to format it OS X Extended (journaled) with GUID partition map. OS X Extended (journaled) is the same as HFFS.

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Jan 22, 2021 11:59 AM in response to Roadspnr

You need to format it OS X Extended (journaled) with GUID partition map. OS X Extended (journaled) is the same as HFFS.

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