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Hi There,
I'm shopping for a 1TB external hard drive. I saw one that says 'compatible with apple time machine', which led me to wonder if there are any compatibility issues between a normal external hard drive and using time machine. I'm assuming there wouldn't be, but just want to make sure.
Thanks,
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
Aside from needing to reformat them as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), no. Time Machine will do this itself if it needs to.
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Ok. So, talk to me like I'm a novice, because I really don't know a ton about computers.
So, if I want to use time machine that shouldn't be a problem and the software will configure the hard drive automatically? Or would it be better to buy a hard drive specifically designed for a mac? Or does that not matter?
I've already placed an order and need to figure out if I should cancel it.
Thanks
It doesn’t matter.
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Alright cool, thanks. Is there anything I should know about selecting options for the format to be journaled, or that is all automatic?
It’s automatic.
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External Hard Drive Compatability
