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multiple time machines

I have a small hard drive I keep connected to my old iMac and it’s set up as the time machine. I just found an old hard drive that was previously set up as the time machine for the same computer. I would like to make the old hard drive no longer a time machine. I would like to be able to plug it into the iMac and select files to copy and save like I could on a non apple computer. I want to be able to easily see what files I have saved. I just want to save pictures and albums that I have made on photo. I want to copy folders that I have saved on iCloud I drive too. How do I do this? Thank you!

Posted on Nov 13, 2017 6:09 PM

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Posted on Nov 13, 2017 7:02 PM

Use Disk Utility to erase and format the old TM hard drive.

see steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 at > http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/05/24/how-to-erase-format-disk-mac/


Then create some new folders like Pictures, Music, etc on the external drive using Finder, then start copying or dragging and dropping files from your Mac into the Folders on the external drive.

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Nov 13, 2017 7:02 PM in response to luvnabby

Use Disk Utility to erase and format the old TM hard drive.

see steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 at > http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/05/24/how-to-erase-format-disk-mac/


Then create some new folders like Pictures, Music, etc on the external drive using Finder, then start copying or dragging and dropping files from your Mac into the Folders on the external drive.

multiple time machines

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