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Time Machine - External HD Loses Recognition?
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1623473" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hi <strong>Jake</strong> and others - well, that's another idea, i.e. use a non-USB option; my iMac just has 'Thunderbolt' (TB) ports (x2) and I was looking on Amazon & on OWC, and found the latter (pic below) for $159 (including the cable), nearly twice as much as my current USB Seagate HDs. </p><p></p><p>So, just curious about that option in maintaining a reliable connection? Would appreciate any comments from those who may be using TB external HDs for TM and/or other backups?</p><p></p><p>And a related question - if I were to purchase such a drive, can I transfer my current TM iMac backups to it or would it be better to just start over but keep the old Seagate HD just in case I would need data from the past (just goes back 18 months). Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1623473, member: 234411"] Hi [B]Jake[/B] and others - well, that's another idea, i.e. use a non-USB option; my iMac just has 'Thunderbolt' (TB) ports (x2) and I was looking on Amazon & on OWC, and found the latter (pic below) for $159 (including the cable), nearly twice as much as my current USB Seagate HDs. So, just curious about that option in maintaining a reliable connection? Would appreciate any comments from those who may be using TB external HDs for TM and/or other backups? And a related question - if I were to purchase such a drive, can I transfer my current TM iMac backups to it or would it be better to just start over but keep the old Seagate HD just in case I would need data from the past (just goes back 18 months). Dave :) . [/QUOTE]
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