A lot of bloggers are saying to use HFS+ for an external hard drive for time machine back ups. However, Apple recommend APFS and don't specify hard drive or SSD. Would you recommend APFS? I have a WD MyBook 12TB and am running Monterey.
iMac Pro, macOS 10.13
Time machine will format the drive. Use a backup drive only for backups.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
Time machine will format the drive. Use a backup drive only for backups.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
Very minor caveat: if your backup disk is connected to an AirPort Time Capsule or an AirPort Extreme it needs to be formatted "the old way." Those devices do not recognize APFS.
If it's connected directly to your Mac use APFS. It conveys nothing but advantages.
Thanks, I let TM format it and it was APFS which makes sense if that is what they recommend on their web site.
Thanks. Not using airport.
APFS for external hdd time machine?
