Time Machine destination
Hi, My desktop storage is filling up with backup!
How do I remove it from the computer and back it up only on the external hard drive?
Is that possible?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.0
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Hi, My desktop storage is filling up with backup!
How do I remove it from the computer and back it up only on the external hard drive?
Is that possible?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.0
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Did you configure to use a volume on your internal drive as your Time Machine destination?
Time Machine should only be used to backup to external drives. If this is what you need to setup, I recommend purchasing a SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE - Western Digital or a G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Apple.
Regardless of which drive you choose, it needs to be formatted. Follow these steps:
Finally, setup Time Machine: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Cheers,
Jack
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Did you configure to use a volume on your internal drive as your Time Machine destination?
Time Machine should only be used to backup to external drives. If this is what you need to setup, I recommend purchasing a SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE - Western Digital or a G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Apple.
Regardless of which drive you choose, it needs to be formatted. Follow these steps:
Finally, setup Time Machine: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Cheers,
Jack
You don't move it. Setup an external TM drive then send all the internal TM data to the trash. Once that's gone, start the TM backup to the external drive.
Working! Thank you Jack-19 ! :-) I really appreciate your answer.
Thank you ku4hx, it's all set now. Thank you for helping.
Time Machine destination