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oliva240 Author

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Can I use the same USB that I am using with my desktop apple computer?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Jan 4, 2022 2:58 PM

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Phil0124

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Posted on Jan 4, 2022 3:19 PM

USB what? Use for what? With what?

If you mean the USB external drive you are using, then yes you can use it for Time Machine backups, but note, that Time Machine will delete everything on it when setting it up for backups.

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