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after changing external hard drives for back up, i can't store anything on that hard drive

I recently bought a larger external lacie hard drive and switched to it for my back ups, now i can't save anything else on the hard drive. What do I do?

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 5:59 AM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2022 6:15 AM

If you are using it for Time Machine (recommended) then you shouldn't use it for anything else.


I have a separate USB Time Machine and a different USB HDD for storing miscellaneous files.


I do use iCloud for storing Documents, Desktop and Photos.app library etc. I can then access the files from my other Apple devices.

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Apr 30, 2022 6:15 AM in response to fritzfrompr

If you are using it for Time Machine (recommended) then you shouldn't use it for anything else.


I have a separate USB Time Machine and a different USB HDD for storing miscellaneous files.


I do use iCloud for storing Documents, Desktop and Photos.app library etc. I can then access the files from my other Apple devices.

after changing external hard drives for back up, i can't store anything on that hard drive

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