My Time Machine will not backup
My time machine will not backup but I must explain the reason it will not backup.
For sometime now, I have been working on:
“How to Setup and Use an External SSD as a Startup Disk on a Desktop Mac” found on this site.
I have been taking it one step at a time, Things have progressed slowly because it has taken time for me to absorb instructions, and many times to ask for help. I am 83 years old.
Two weeks ago I took a big sigh of relief. I was almost at the end.
Unfortunately, two weeks later, here I am, still at that same point. I can’t seem to progress and now I feel panicked.
I am almost finished with How to Setup and Use an External SSD as a Startup Disk on a Desktop Mac.
I finished the instruction near the end “Install MacOS”
I thought I renamed my hard drive “Old Macintosh HD 1”
I thought I renamed my external SSD “Macintosh HD 1”
I use the word “thought” because my time machine has not worked since I did this.
I am trying to do my very first backup on my new SSD.
PLUS a Time Machine note on my desktop refers to “Macintosh HD - Data” and I have no idea where that came from.
Can someone please help me?
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