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how do i revert my drive to a regular hard drive after using it as a backup drive?

i selected my external hard drive as a time machine backup and no longer need to use it as a backup drive. How can i revert it to its original use

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Feb 25, 2021 1:07 PM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2021 1:08 PM

Just reformat/erase it.

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how do i revert my drive to a regular hard drive after using it as a backup drive?

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