I have an iMac with a 2TB drive. I have a 2TB WD drive used for Time Machine that is full. I would like to go to the bigest WD (type) external drive that will work with Time Machine. Is there a TB limit for TM in OS X Lion?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
bussm wrote:
Is there a TB limit for TM in OS X Lion?
no.
bussm wrote:
I would like to go to the bigest WD (type) external drive that will work with Time Machine.
WD external drives do not have the best track record with Macs.
shldr2thewheel - Thanks for the size limit answer!
macjack - I have gas my WD 2TB drive for about 2 years with no issues, nut I have also had "several" wd My Book drives that went bad on me.
What would you (or anyone else reading this) suggest for a TM solution that is at least 3TB if not more?
TIA
ProbablyOWC Mercury Eliteor LaCie.
Welcome 🙂. I have also used a 2TB WD My Book ext HDD for Time Machine backups for the past year and have had no problems. They seem to get a very bad wrap. Perhaps we are a few of the lucky ones. The two brands recommended by macjack are very, very good brands.
Is there a size limit for an external drive to be used with time machine?
