Can the external hard drive that I am using for Time Machine have old versions on it from a previous iMac
Can the external hard drive I am using for Time Machine have previous backups from my previous iMac?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14
Can the external hard drive I am using for Time Machine have previous backups from my previous iMac?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14
Hello, dude2020man.
Yes, it's possible that the ehd has old versions of TM backups on it from your previous iMac, if it wasn't erased before you started using it with your new one.
If you open the drive in a Finder window (not really recommended, so don't make changes), normally you should only see one folder "Backups.backupdb", and within that a subfolder named for the Mac being backed up. If there is another Mac subfolder there, it may contain the backups of the old iMac.
Are you having an issue with the TM backup drive?
Hello, dude2020man.
Yes, it's possible that the ehd has old versions of TM backups on it from your previous iMac, if it wasn't erased before you started using it with your new one.
If you open the drive in a Finder window (not really recommended, so don't make changes), normally you should only see one folder "Backups.backupdb", and within that a subfolder named for the Mac being backed up. If there is another Mac subfolder there, it may contain the backups of the old iMac.
Are you having an issue with the TM backup drive?
Can the external hard drive that I am using for Time Machine have old versions on it from a previous iMac