Q: Adding a second Time Machine HD to Mac
I have an iMac (mid 2011). OS X Ver 10.11.5. I started using a 2 TB external HD with Time Machine as B/U when I first started using the iMac in 2012. That HD became full a few days ago and starting deleting early files to make room for current backups. I added a new 4 TB external HD a couple days ago and set it up with Time Machine to be my backup HD. The old drive has been disconnected since Time Machine is not happy with two BackUp HD's. Therefore I have lost access to the old B/U files. I found an Apple support article that tells me I should have copied the backup files from the old HD to the new HD before I started using the new HD as my backup. Can I do this now? What will be happen to the couple of days of backup files I have on the new 4 TB HD if I copy the old B/U files to the new 4 TB unit? Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.
Thanks
Final Cut Pro X, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Posted on May 31, 2016 10:58 AM