Can I use my PC as my Time Machine Backup?

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White Mackbook Purchased 11/2007 500gbhd, 4G of RAM, Leopard
I just put a 500gb HD in my PC and would love to use it for a backup HD. Is this possible? I searched to no avail. Thanks!
 

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2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
Not the way it is you can't. You'll need to remove the drive from the PC and reformat it to the Mac OS X file system. (HFS +) Then put it in an external USB carrier to attach to your Mac. Be sure to read up on requirements for using Time Machine. Link

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