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APFS for external hdd time machine?

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

Posted on Feb 9, 2023 5:33 AM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2023 6:51 AM

Time machine will format the drive. Use a backup drive only for backups.

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