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BLedford861 Author

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NEW MAC VS OLD TIME MACHINE

I bought a new MAC. Connected my hard drive (Time Machine) and now keep getting error not enough space. I have never had this error when on my other Mac.

iMac 24″, 12.3

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 6:20 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Apr 12, 2022 7:48 AM in response to BLedford861

It sounds like you want to use the new iMac with an older Mac's Time Machine External Hard Disk. If that is the case, if the external HD is older that k4-6 years you should strongly consider replacing it as ALL HD's die and it is wise to replace them periodically so you don't lose anything. You can re-purpose the old Time Machine External Hard Disk for some other non essential task. If you do not want to do that then simply format the old Time Machine External Hard Disk using Disk Utility and start Time Machine all over.

Mal-S

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Apr 12, 2022 10:47 AM in response to BLedford861

Connecting the TM drive to a new iMac will trigger a full backup which is bigger than the hourly backups the old Mac was making. This may account for the lack of space.

NEW MAC VS OLD TIME MACHINE

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