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Apple Computing Products:
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Encrypted External HD (APFS format) but now Time Machine won't/can't back up
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1804244" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>First, Welcome to our forums.</p><p></p><p>Decrypting the drive is probably not going to work if it has already been changed to the APFS format. You will have to copy your pictures, videos, and music off the drive to another drive and then reformat it as HFS+. Time Machine has yet to be updated where it works with APFS. Perhaps in the future as Mojave evolves, Apple will redesign Time Machine so that it will work with both HFS+ and APFS. But for now, it's best to stick with HFS+ for your backup strategy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1804244, member: 46727"] First, Welcome to our forums. Decrypting the drive is probably not going to work if it has already been changed to the APFS format. You will have to copy your pictures, videos, and music off the drive to another drive and then reformat it as HFS+. Time Machine has yet to be updated where it works with APFS. Perhaps in the future as Mojave evolves, Apple will redesign Time Machine so that it will work with both HFS+ and APFS. But for now, it's best to stick with HFS+ for your backup strategy. [/QUOTE]
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