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Using Time Machine w/out a Time Capsule
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 717351" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Absolutely, you can use Time Machine with any external hard drive - in fact, that's what it was originally designed to do, long before the existence of the Time Capsule. Plug the drive in and Time Machine will backup on its regular schedule. Disconnect it and Time Machine won't attempt to backup. That's all there is to it - there should be no intervention needed on your part.</p><p></p><p>If you want something that's a little more controlled, try <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper!</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 717351, member: 24098"] Absolutely, you can use Time Machine with any external hard drive - in fact, that's what it was originally designed to do, long before the existence of the Time Capsule. Plug the drive in and Time Machine will backup on its regular schedule. Disconnect it and Time Machine won't attempt to backup. That's all there is to it - there should be no intervention needed on your part. If you want something that's a little more controlled, try [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper![/URL] [/QUOTE]
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