can I use a thumb drive to backup with time machine
Can I backup my Mac hard drive to a thumb drive using Time Machine
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Can I backup my Mac hard drive to a thumb drive using Time Machine
Mac Studio, macOS 13.2
Betsey Hansell wrote:
Can I backup my Mac hard drive to a thumb drive using Time Machine
Using a thumbdrive as a TM backup...(?) not recommended.
Not as stable/dependable/capacity limitations do not make is as desirable as a dedicated external drive.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Betsey Hansell wrote:
Can I backup my Mac hard drive to a thumb drive using Time Machine
Using a thumbdrive as a TM backup...(?) not recommended.
Not as stable/dependable/capacity limitations do not make is as desirable as a dedicated external drive.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Slow performance, poor reliability, and limited capacity makes this a bad idea.
I use and recommend external Crucial X8 SSDs that are fast, reliable, and compatible with my M2 Mac mini pro, my 16-in M1 MBP M1 Pro, and your Mac Studio — all running Ventura. You want a TM drive formatted as APFS and sized to 2 - 3 times the capacity of your internal drive that you are backing up.
can I use a thumb drive to backup with time machine