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Why did this show up. My Samsung back up hard disk (which I bought specifically for my new Mac mini based on Apple recommended site) disappeared and now I have the Container Disk 3. I can no longer back up to Time Machine. It is incredibly frustrating. Can anyone explain this?
Thabnks/sh
"Container Disk 3" is an Upper Tier generic Mac name. To the left of "Disk Utility" click and select "Show all devices".
If that's the new Samsung, erase it and give it whatever name you choose as allowed by the format type.
"Container Disk 3" is an Upper Tier generic Mac name. To the left of "Disk Utility" click and select "Show all devices".
If that's the new Samsung, erase it and give it whatever name you choose as allowed by the format type.
+1 ku4hx is spot on.
You need to reformat the Samsung external drive to use it for Time Machine.
see > Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
Container Disk 3
