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I’m brand new to Mac, how do I partition an external drive to use AND time machine

I’m brand new to Mac, how do I partition an external drive to use for data AND use for time machine

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 4:18 PM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:08 PM

You try not to do that. One reason is because, ¿where will you back up the files that are stored "close" on the drive?


Drives are so cheap compared to a decade ago, just get another drive.


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I’m brand new to Mac, how do I partition an external drive to use AND time machine

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