I have a new hard drive with 4 TB, which I will use for TimeMaschine backups in future, since my old HD is almost full with1,8 TB. Is there a way to transfer my "old" TimeMaschine backup data from the 2TB HD to the 4 TB HD?
If do it by drag & Drop I get a stop sign...
Thanks a lot for you input,
Gunnar
MacBook Air
Did you correctly format the drive before trying to copy the backup?
How is the current backup drive formatted? You can see the format in Get Info.
If Mac OS Extended, then it might be possible to copy and inherit.
If APFS, then you cannot copy it. You cannot copy the new format, and you can’t use the drive for anything else.
I would just start anew on the new drive. If you think there could possibly be something on the old backup you might need, store the old drive somewhere safe.
AFAIK, you cannot transfer TM backups from one drive to another. and if I'm wrong, someone else here will correct me. but IMHO, you should place the old drive aside in case you need to access it in the future and start fresh with the new drive.
Can I use CCC to copy a Time Machine backup?
Although the information pertains to a Cloning Software Developer, the information within the link does shed some light on Transferring a TM Backup from one External Drive to another External Drive
Off topic, but can you lend a hand on this one 😔
A bit too complicated for my liking
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Ok, thanks a lot for your reply. I will follow your suggestion.
I wanted to pass on my "old" 2 TB HD to my son - it's less work to by a new one for him
you're welcome.
My HD has APFS, I will follow your suggestion! Thanks a lot - you saved me lot of time!
Gunnar
Is it possible to transfer large data (1,8 TB) from one HD to another?
