Have an old macbook running snow leopard. Can I use it for Time Machine Back-up for my current macbook pro?
I would buy an inexpensive external drive....I realize that I did not address your question (I have never heard of anyone trying something like that).
Barry
You can use the internal HDD if you install it in an enclosure and then connect it to your MBP. But you cannot connect the two MBPs and use one as a Time Machine backup conveniently.
Ciao.
Yes. Activate File Sharing in the Sharing preference pane on the server and share a folder. On the client, select the shared volume as a backup destination.
Boot your old into Target Disk mode, then plug a FireWire cable from your old to your pro. Presto! Your old's internal HD will appear in your pro's Finder as a disk on your pro. Time machine running on your pro can use it for backup. Time machine won't disturb its contents, except to add a potentially huge folder there, which will grow to fill the disk with copies of your backups. (Backing up, then) partitioning (and then restoring from backup) your old's internal hard drive will keep your pro's Time Machine from consuming all free space.
Can use old macbook for Time Machine Backup?
