I just want to say THANK YOU for making this video! You made this process seamless for me (no IT skills at all)! I even partitioned my HD. I subscribed to your channel and THANK YOU!!!
This tutorial is excellent. I always get blurry eyed reading Apple's written instructions. This tutorial takes the guess work out of the format instructions. I will be looking to your Time Machine tutorial next. Thank You. SUBSCRIBED!
I don't usually leave comments but this video was sooo HELPFUL. I could not of done this without you. Thank you for walking me through it. I also subscribed to your channel. Keep the tutorials coming.
Thank you SO much!! I couldn't get my new external Seagate to 'write', so couldn't use it for time macine as intended. You have solved my issue now and I am stoked :)
Great video. My time machine craps out at about 2gigs on the backup. Wondering if its the way the drive was formatted. I didnt format it in the view you used, i just formatted to Journaled at the top level. Trying to do a TM backup of an old laptop to restore to new one as the wireless migration assistant keeps failing.
Thank you for the excellent video! I have one issue, however. At first, you erased the top drive under external the one called WE Elements. Then the second time when you went to do the partitions you clicked the one below the top one, called Untitled 2. I am very confused about which one of these you use in different scenarios. For instance, if I want the entire drive for time matching I erase the top one or the second one?
What about APFS? Does the time capsule have to be formatted to the same file system and scheme that the OS's drive is formatted to? I think the latest versions of Mac OS automatically format the drive to APFS, don't they?
I watched your video and set up the time machine, but I gave too much space for time machine 3TB and only 1TB for pc, so can I increase pc size without formatting, or do I have to do this again by formatting my hard drive? By the way your video is the best on this topic, so thank you
Thank you for this tutorial! Super helpful. However I am getting an error message when clicking “back up now” saying “Time Machine couldn’t back up to Time Machine” any ideas?
Great video! Thanks for the tutorial! However, what if I have an external hard drive which already has files, pics, vids etc, can I still partition it without erasing my data?
Great tutorial, Thank you! I have a 4T Seagate external hard drive partitioned in 2. One for Time Machine, the other for old but important works. TimeMachine stopped working so I decided to reformat that partition but it didn't work. Disk Utility gives me error (-69488). I tried erasing the partition to recover the 4T but had no results. :-( Forgot to mention that the second partition (2T) works fine...
I did the erase/exfat and when tried to make partition a box showed up saying that journaling was not achieved and thus I could not partition, to cancel go to archive/achieve journaling. But when I went to archive the option achiev journaling was unlit. So i don't know how to proceed now, can I repair the seagate and begin from scratch?
hi my friend, to partition I still need to erase what's is in the external HD? I don't wanna lose what I have in my HD but it doesn't allow me to do any saving od deletion.
HI, question if I want to transfer all data from a current hard drive ( time machine and mac partition data) to a new hard drive will I just need to copy paste everything and transfer it on the new hard drive ? and for the time machine will it be okay to do the same or just completely wipe it instead ?
Okay, I followed your instructions but the 2 TB external hard drive fulled up in a couple days. It didn't delete the oldest and carry on, should I use a 4-8 TB. sorry I'm trying.
Can I format a timemachine back up drive, erase it and start new ? Or does the time machine back up drive (external) have something to stop me erasing it/formatting it ? I ask as I now use Catalina and want to free up space from sierra.
Bro now I finished my time machine use .Now how do I recover my usb from time machine settings(APFS Case sensitive To ex fat)?Its not letting me to format or do any other thing
Is there a way to get what your erased back from the harddrive? i accidentally formatted without backing up the files that were in my external harddrive
Hi, guys! I'm in huge trouble and I would really need your help. I had the Time Machine partition set up for Mac backup and another partition which I was using for photos and videos (i am a photographer). I don't know how I ended up switching the photo partition to time machine backup and erase everything on it. Is there any way to reverse this? Please, I had over 20.000 photos on it :( Thank you!
When I first got my external hard drive I dragged and dropped everything in. When I ran Time Maschine everything got thrown around almost like endless rabbit holes now. Can anyone help me figure out how to find the original content I dragged and dropped, that would be amazing. Thank you
Man, this tutorial was like having an expert buddy sit down with me in front of my Mac and make it all so simple. Thank you. SUBSCRIBED !!
Glad it helped!
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I just want to say THANK YOU for making this video! You made this process seamless for me (no IT skills at all)! I even partitioned my HD. I subscribed to your channel and THANK YOU!!!
Glad it helped!
This tutorial is excellent. I always get blurry eyed reading Apple's written instructions. This tutorial takes the guess work out of the format instructions. I will be looking to your Time Machine tutorial next. Thank You. SUBSCRIBED!
I don't usually leave comments but this video was sooo HELPFUL. I could not of done this without you. Thank you for walking me through it. I also subscribed to your channel. Keep the tutorials coming.
Glad it helped!
Thank you SO much!! I couldn't get my new external Seagate to 'write', so couldn't use it for time macine as intended. You have solved my issue now and I am stoked :)
Thank you. This video was a tremendous help to get me started.
Was so nervous for this process. THANK YOU THANK YOU for making this video!
Glad it was helpful! 😃
The best tutotial!! Thanks
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This video is a gem 💎 thank you a lot
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Great video. My time machine craps out at about 2gigs on the backup. Wondering if its the way the drive was formatted. I didnt format it in the view you used, i just formatted to Journaled at the top level. Trying to do a TM backup of an old laptop to restore to new one as the wireless migration assistant keeps failing.
You are superb. Thanks for clear understanding and making my purchase useful.
Glad I could help! 😃
Thank you for the excellent video! I have one issue, however. At first, you erased the top drive under external the one called WE Elements. Then the second time when you went to do the partitions you clicked the one below the top one, called Untitled 2. I am very confused about which one of these you use in different scenarios. For instance, if I want the entire drive for time matching I erase the top one or the second one?
Thank you! I've never knew I could break up my ext hard drive! Thank you!
Sir this is soo useful and everything crystal clear...
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Your a life saver
You are a Genius.
Thank you, now my backup drive actually works! Great video!
Glad it helped!
What about APFS? Does the time capsule have to be formatted to the same file system and scheme that the OS's drive is formatted to? I think the latest versions of Mac OS automatically format the drive to APFS, don't they?
Newer modern macs use AFPS after a certain year.
Thank you, I enjoyed this and will use.
Great video! very helpful, thank you for your time.
glad to help out 😀
I watched your video and set up the time machine, but I gave too much space for time machine 3TB and only 1TB for pc, so can I increase pc size without formatting, or do I have to do this again by formatting my hard drive?
By the way your video is the best on this topic, so thank you
you would need to format again like this: th-cam.com/video/ikOgGiqRlsI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this tutorial! Super helpful. However I am getting an error message when clicking “back up now” saying “Time Machine couldn’t back up to Time Machine” any ideas?
Great video! Thanks for the tutorial! However, what if I have an external hard drive which already has files, pics, vids etc, can I still partition it without erasing my data?
This tutorial was so informative! Thank you!
Thank you this video is very helpful. You were very thorough and appreciate I that.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial, Thank you! I have a 4T Seagate external hard drive partitioned in 2. One for Time Machine, the other for old but important works. TimeMachine stopped working so I decided to reformat that partition but it didn't work. Disk Utility gives me error (-69488). I tried erasing the partition to recover the 4T but had no results. :-(
Forgot to mention that the second partition (2T) works fine...
Great tutuorial, very helpful thank you. I want to know if I can add a partition after time machine has done a backup for the first time?
No you cannot safely add more partitions or expand partition without formatting the entire external hard drive
Thanks a million. excellent videos.
THANKS ON THE PARTITION
I did the erase/exfat and when tried to make partition a box showed up saying that journaling was not achieved and thus I could not partition, to cancel go to archive/achieve journaling. But when I went to archive the option achiev journaling was unlit. So i don't know how to proceed now, can I repair the seagate and begin from scratch?
hi my friend, to partition I still need to erase what's is in the external HD? I don't wanna lose what I have in my HD but it doesn't allow me to do any saving od deletion.
yes, you cant partition without erasing first
thanks for the video but I saw it later I have problem with my own seagate delete the drive?
what problem ?
this and one other of your vids really helped me..... thank you and subscribed in case i need to look for help in future lol
Glad I could help!
HI, question if I want to transfer all data from a current hard drive ( time machine and mac partition data) to a new hard drive will I just need to copy paste everything and transfer it on the new hard drive ? and for the time machine will it be okay to do the same or just completely wipe it instead ?
Okay, I followed your instructions but the 2 TB external hard drive fulled up in a couple days. It didn't delete the oldest and carry on, should I use a 4-8 TB. sorry I'm trying.
if that happened in a couple of days than yes - your external is just too small
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i have a brand new seagate one touch but in utility disk it does't let me do partition, can you please help?
Thanks!
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Well done! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
thanks for the info new subscriber here
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I've accidentally deleted my files on the hard drive I used for time machine. Do you have any idea how I can recover that?
thank you very much!!!
You're welcome!
Thanks homie!
there is no "add or remove backup disk" in my TIME MACHINE, why?
which options do you have? and did you properly format your external hdd?
if the drive is not formatted correctly, you wont be able to add it.
Can I format a timemachine back up drive, erase it and start new ? Or does the time machine back up drive (external) have something to stop me erasing it/formatting it ? I ask as I now use Catalina and want to free up space from sierra.
you can always erase(format) to start new, that’s not a problem.
Bro now I finished my time machine use .Now how do I recover my usb from time machine settings(APFS Case sensitive To ex fat)?Its not letting me to format or do any other thing
it was great info. thanks man.
Glad it was helpful!
Great job! Mahalo
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That was easy, You're the man! Thanks a Million buddy! Subscribed. :-)
hi, i want to a backup but if I click erase, won't it delete all my photos that are already saved??
Why is MAC OS Extended (Journaled) better to use than MAC OS Extended (case sensitive, Journaled)?
Thanks, my set up went flawlessly.
Glad it helped
Awesome dude
Is there a way to get what your erased back from the harddrive? i accidentally formatted without backing up the files that were in my external harddrive
Me too😭
Hi, guys! I'm in huge trouble and I would really need your help. I had the Time Machine partition set up for Mac backup and another partition which I was using for photos and videos (i am a photographer). I don't know how I ended up switching the photo partition to time machine backup and erase everything on it. Is there any way to reverse this? Please, I had over 20.000 photos on it :( Thank you!
Hi, I just realized time machine reformatted my external drive and can't find my old files. Were you able to solve this problem? Thanks
I followed your instructions, but when hard drive is full will it automatically delete oldest
time machine does exactly that. It will delete it's oldest update when its full. yes
time machine is a great backup. But if what you need is not a backup but a place to put files into , just drag and drop like I mentioned in the video
@@TechandDesign So a 2TB should work fine. Hobby photographer. I backup pix in 2 other drives. Thanks for clearing this up!!
what if there is no ExFat option?
mine starts to back up then quits?
When I first got my external hard drive I dragged and dropped everything in. When I ran Time Maschine everything got thrown around almost like endless rabbit holes now. Can anyone help me figure out how to find the original content I dragged and dropped, that would be amazing. Thank you
so that’s why I made this video , so that wouldn’t happen. if you properly format yourself your external hdd , you don’t get those problems
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Not to mention I can no longer mount the drive because of your pointless introduction which was terribly over complicated.
too much stretching bro..
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@@TechandDesign feeling nausea after..
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@@TechandDesign now you start here..u need to get less offended and more productive
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Your video is incredibly long and inefficient.
no worries, maybe turn on subtitles and slow down the video as much as you need
this is not a time machine this is an external hard drive you koob
Thanks!
glad to help out