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Only keep keep last backup from time-machine.

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Ritte

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Original poster
Sep 14, 2007
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I just bought an external HDD, I already have one for TM.
Can I take the folder of the last backup and put it the new external drive which I will be using for new backups, just for safety reasons?

Will that include all the files from latest backup? Because it seems a little too small.
 
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Bear

macrumors G3
Jul 23, 2002
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5
Sol III - Terra
If you really don't care about the older backups, I recommend just starting with a full backup on to the new disk.

I know it will take time, but will not take much more time than copying from one disk to another. And while it's easy to copy a whole time machine disk, it's a bit more complicated just to copy the latest backup.

Also, I would recommend just putting the old disk on a shelf for at least a week just to make sure the new disk is working okay.
 
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umbilical

macrumors 65816
May 3, 2008
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FL, USA
I have the same question, I just need ONE backup, Im sick to erase old backups and do a backup again! time machine suucks in option, very limited! any other soft?
 
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