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what kind of SSD external hard drive do I need to back up my Macbook Pro?

What kind of SSD external hard drive do I need to back up my Macbook Pro?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 9, 2023 11:21 AM

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Jun 9, 2023 11:50 AM in response to lilybean

lilybean wrote:

What kind of SSD external hard drive do I need to back up my Macbook Pro?


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Suggested 3x the size of your internal drive.


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some examples from a trusted vendor all things Mac

OWC External Hard Drives for Mac and PC

Portable External Storage Drives

Thunderbolt External Drives from OWC



Always recommended to format /initialize any new drive:

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/22.0/mac/13.0




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