Time Machine backed up my external hard drive just fine, but it didn't back up the internal hard drive in my Desktop Pro. That disc was not listed as an exclusion. How to I get TM to back up both?
Current Pro Desktops
Time machine only supports Mac drive formats.
If you have a Windows drive, you will need a Windows solution to back it up.
The way it is supposed to work is that it backs up all the Mac-formatted drives attached to your Mac when there backup begins.
It will not backup drives in other, non-Mac formats, or drives actually controlled by third-party formatters that are actually Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) drives, that simulate a MacOS volume inside a NTFS file.
if you have checked all your drive formats or have a habit of using disk Utility to format EVERY new drive, by its immutable hardware device name, then this behavior is unexplained.
...then you should go to the Fundamental source:
Be polite and professional. If the first responder in not helping, ask to be forwarded to a specialist. Specialists can be more knowledgeable, but are FAR less patient.
Do not let them off the hook unless/until you have them actually solve your problem or someone has filed a Bug Report.
They MAY ask you to run Terminal, and send them the results of this command:
diskutil list
which is what I was going to suggest next.
Since I mentioned I have a Desktop Pro (a Mac machine) I clearly am not trying to backup anything Windows. Do you have a suggestion as to why Time Machine isn't backing up my Desktop Pro hard drive? Please note, it is not listed in the exclusions list.
Thank you
No **** Sherlock! Duh! If you have no relevant explanation for this specific, and clearly delineated situation, please stand down. I need someone who actually knows this process and can accurately, and articulately help me solve this problem. Duh!
MrJimsCommunity Said:
"Time Machine Back Up External AND Internal Drives: Time Machine backed up my external hard drive just fine, but it didn't back up the internal hard drive in my Desktop Pro. That disc was not listed as an exclusion. How to I get TM to back up both?"
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Partiton this:
Create a partition (use Disk Utility), and then use that partition for the other drive. See if that works. Elsewise, try another external drive, seeing if it works.
what format is that drive?
All my drives are Mac OS Journaled.
Do you have any third-party disk Utilities loaded?
Time Machine Back Up External AND Internal Drives
