Can I back up two different macs to the same disk using time machine?
Can I back up two different macs to the same disk using time machine?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
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Can I back up two different macs to the same disk using time machine?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
I don't know if you can, but I would not. It would only create confusion if you needed to do a restore. Instead, I recommend formatting external the disk into two separate partitions. Name them something like Backup 1 and Backup 2. Then direct each Time Machine to its own partition. Be sure that you get a large enough backup disk. Each partition should be two or three times as large as the HD it is backing up.
I don't know if you can, but I would not. It would only create confusion if you needed to do a restore. Instead, I recommend formatting external the disk into two separate partitions. Name them something like Backup 1 and Backup 2. Then direct each Time Machine to its own partition. Be sure that you get a large enough backup disk. Each partition should be two or three times as large as the HD it is backing up.
Ronasara,
Thank you for the solid information. Big help!
You are most welcome.
Can I back up two different macs to the same disk using time machine?