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How do get my USB drive back as a Time Machine backup option?

I erased my USB Disk called OLD HDD that I was using for TM backup. I reformatted it as an encrypted MAC Extended (Journaled, Encrypted). When I tried to have TM use it as a backup drive, I accident'y pressed the "-" in the Exclude these items from backups window and it disappeared. "oops!" When I click "+" in an attempt to add it back, the Old HDD backup drive shows but the only option is to Exclude. How do I get the Old HDD back as a backup drive? I am using a MBP mid-2012 with SSD and 16gig memory upgrades. Pic added.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 10, 2022 4:06 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2022 4:56 PM

If it shows up in Disk Utilities just erase and format again to start over.

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