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Re: Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve

From Peter James <peterf@gmail.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve
Date 2025-09-18 09:46 +0000
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On 17 Sep 2025 at 21:50:18 BST, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter James <peterf@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using a MacBook laptop for which I purchased an external drive, a Crucial
>> X8 of 1TB capacity.
>> 
>> Every time I try to back up to the external disc, the software reports that
>> the crucial X8 is not available.
>> The disc shows up in disc utilities and is partitioned to format AFPS.
>> I feel I must be doing something very wrong, but I'm unable to identify it.
>> Any help greatly appreciated
> 
> Is this for Time Machine? If so you need to make your drive a TM target
> before it'll work.
> https://support.apple.com/en-us/104984

Many thanks, and thank you for posting the Apple support link. That worked to
treat.
Thank you again,
Peter
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Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve Peter James <peterf@gmail.com> - 2025-09-17 18:28 +0000
  Re: Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-09-17 20:50 +0000
    Re: Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve Peter James <peterf@gmail.com> - 2025-09-18 09:46 +0000
  Re: Backing up to Crucial X8 External Dirve Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2025-09-18 07:04 +0000

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