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I was going to back up my laptop onto my external HD with the time machine programme. When i was about to do this is the message i get
Are you sure you want to erase the backup disk “External hard drive”? Erasing will destroy all information on the disk and can’t be undone.
The disk must be erased before it can be used for Time Machine backups because it has an incompatible filesystem.
I have three years worth of music movies etc on there and do not want to loose them.
I have not switched the time machine on but want to back up my laptop. Or would it be easier if i just bought a new external HD for my Mac which is not really a problem.....
Are you sure you want to erase the backup disk “External hard drive”? Erasing will destroy all information on the disk and can’t be undone.
The disk must be erased before it can be used for Time Machine backups because it has an incompatible filesystem.
I have three years worth of music movies etc on there and do not want to loose them.
I have not switched the time machine on but want to back up my laptop. Or would it be easier if i just bought a new external HD for my Mac which is not really a problem.....