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Time machine does not see my new external drive.

I have a new MacBook pro and wanted to do the first time machine back up on a new external hard drive but time machine does not see it. I can see it on the desk top and in finder. Is there something I need to do to prep it for time machine? Ventura update installed.



MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 19, 2022 12:39 PM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2022 12:49 PM

What type of drive is it - SSD or HDD?

How is the drive formatted?


Use Disk Utility to erase and format the drive to APFS.



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Time machine does not see my new external drive.

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