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I recently purchased a WD Easystore portable external drive as a backup for my MacBook Pro, version Ventura OS 13.2. My Mac Time Machine setup doesn't recognize the new drive. Error message: No available destination. Any suggestions?

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 5:54 PM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2023 8:58 PM

Antwil78 wrote:

I recently purchased a WD Easystore portable external drive as a backup for my MacBook Pro, version Ventura OS 13.2. My Mac Time Machine setup doesn't recognize the new drive. Error message: No available destination. Any suggestions?

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I recently purchased a WD Easystore portable external drive as a backup for my MacBook Pro, version Ventura OS 13.2. My Mac Time Machine setup doesn't recognize the new drive. Error message: No available destination. Any suggestions?

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