So if I have Time Machine set to backup automatically, do I need to purchase an external hard drive or does the backup go to my MAC's HD. I have plenty of storage on it, but I purchased a SanDisk portable
SSD. I also use ICLOUD so did I purchase this disk unnecessarily?
Thanks
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Time Machine backups use an external drive. There is no point in backing up to your hard drive on the computer. If the drive fails, you lose your backup too.
I also don't leave my backup drive plugged in all the time. (I use a laptop so it is not practical to have the backup drive connected at all times.) But I check the box to back up automatically and suggest that you do that also, and then when you do connect the backup drive it will automatically make a new backup if the previous one was made more than an hour ago.
Thankyou, so I've done a backup to my new external drive. I did one before I upgraded to Monterey & then again after
I installed it. I thought maybe I made an unnecessary purchase. So on my Time Machine app should I uncheck the box,
where it says automatically backup or leave it checked. I don't leave the disk plugged in all the time either.
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