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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1810635" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p><strong>Time Machine External Drives - Replacement and Add-on Questions?</strong></p><p></p><p>As in my recent posts here, I decided to replace 2 TM external drives, one is 5 years old but still is fine tested w/ DriveDx (used on my MBPro), another shows an 'early failure' warning w/ the same diagnostic app (on our iMac) - both of these old external HDs contain a LOT of backup folders which probably are not of much importance to us - BUT, what are some of the strategies used for this purpose - I can think of several: 1) Keep the old HD (if still functional) w/ its BU folders and start a 'new' one; 2) Simply replace the drive and start 'fresh' - reformat the old drive if useable or discard/recycle; and 3) Copy the old BU folders onto the 'new' drive and continue on - is this possible or trouble? Thanks for any comments. Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1810635, member: 234411"] [B]Time Machine External Drives - Replacement and Add-on Questions?[/B] As in my recent posts here, I decided to replace 2 TM external drives, one is 5 years old but still is fine tested w/ DriveDx (used on my MBPro), another shows an 'early failure' warning w/ the same diagnostic app (on our iMac) - both of these old external HDs contain a LOT of backup folders which probably are not of much importance to us - BUT, what are some of the strategies used for this purpose - I can think of several: 1) Keep the old HD (if still functional) w/ its BU folders and start a 'new' one; 2) Simply replace the drive and start 'fresh' - reformat the old drive if useable or discard/recycle; and 3) Copy the old BU folders onto the 'new' drive and continue on - is this possible or trouble? Thanks for any comments. Dave :) [/QUOTE]
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