![]() ![]() ![]() Types of disks you can use with Time Machine on Mac - Apple. I used these helpful instructions from SuperDuper to partition part of my external drive to also backup with Time Machine: I wish Apple would standardize formats with the OS and Time Machine, I spent a lot of time trying to set this up. After some research I discovered Time Machine only uses the old Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. It is the faster file system format for your Mac running MacOS High Sierra (10.13) or later. When you want the fastest speed from your SSD drive. Apple created APFS for the faster solid state drive technology. The external hard drive didn't appear as an available drive. APFS (Apple File System) is the best format for a Mac SSD drive. APFS (Apple File System) is a proprietary system for organizing and structuring data on a storage system. ![]() After successfully doing a completely new backup I tried to do the same with Time Machine. I ran SuperDuper first and found I had to re-format my external hard drive to the newer APFS. No need to worry about partition sizes - just create a. I always backup my iMac to an external drive with Time Machine and the great clone program SuperDuper. Time Machine with APFS destination is faster as well as being much more robust. I finally upgraded to Catalina, I'm still learning some of the differences. ![]()
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