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Missing icon

I’m trying to eject my Time Machine properly. How do I get the Time Machine to appear on my screen when I have finished the backup?? I can’t drop it down to trash because it’s missing from my screen.

please help

MacBook Pro

Posted on Feb 5, 2023 8:55 AM

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D.I. Johnson

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Posted on Feb 5, 2023 10:31 AM

Click Finder > Preferences.

In the General tab, make sure that External disks is check marked.

The drive should now appear on the desktop any time you connect it to your Mac.

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