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Time Machine query (MBP)

  • 31-10-2016 08:34PM
    #1
    pegdrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭


    Howdy.

    I recently put a new ssd in my macbook and am using the old hdd as internal storage. Voila, 2 hard drives inside my mbp.

    When I hook up my time machine external hdd it only wants to back up the start up disk which is fair enough I guess.

    Question is if I erase the external hdd (time machine) and partition it (250/250)
    can I somehow back up both my internal drives to this one external drive?
    I keep both internal drives below half empty so space wise it should be ok.

    I just dont know how to set up time machine to do this.

    Any help is much appreciated.

    Cheers.
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Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Time Machine can back up two drives no problem. Look in TM preferences > Options.


  • #3
    pegdrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭pegdrums


    Thanks. The only options it gives me is to choose disks to exclude from backups though.


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Is the second drive listed not as excluded?


  • #5
    pegdrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭pegdrums


    When I went to options to "exclude these drives from backup" my internal storage drive was there. But your last post got me thinking so I clicked it and was able to minus it from the list.....total back up is now 398 gb between the two and my external is 500gb.
    Duno why I didnt think of it before!


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I meant to say about minusing it off. I guess it's a bit confusing since we would usually think of backing up hard drives rather than computers with all drives attached, which is how TM works.


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  • #7
    pegdrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭pegdrums


    Many thanks again.


  • #8
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,899 ✭✭✭swoofer


    How the heck can you fit 2 HDD's in a macbook and how can you link them!! I thought there was only one cable???


  • #9
    pegdrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭pegdrums


    https://youtu.be/dSwIoSnz7aY?t=5m45s

    I found a similar video to that and just followed it.
    The cd drive gets replaced by the second hdd.


  • #10
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,899 ✭✭✭swoofer


    simples, forgot about removing the cd drive.


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