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cannot detect new time machine

I bought a new time machine cos the old one suddenly doens't work. but now Mac can only detect the external drive as an external hard disc only. when I open the time machine app, it only show previous backup. how can I use the new time machine as a time machine?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 6, 2021 5:00 AM

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Posted on Dec 6, 2021 5:11 AM

You don't buy a TimeMachine, you buy an external drive and set it up as a TimeMachine.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

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