Do I need NTFS on a MacBook Air?

Do I need NTFS on a MacBook Air to back up from time machine to an external hard drive?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on May 29, 2021 7:01 PM

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Niel

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May 29, 2021 7:05 PM in response to abba221

No. Time Machine can't back up or back up to volumes in that format.

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abba221 Author

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May 29, 2021 7:11 PM in response to Niel

Thank you. No the trick seems to be trying to delete it.

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