back up multiple drives to one? (time machine)

[fenno]

hey

i was wondering if the following set up is possible (and if so, how to go about setting it up). thanks in advance for your help!

drive 1: my laptop, 120gb. holds all my documents, personal stuff, etc.
drive 2: 500gb wd passport drive. would hold most of my photos, movies, etc. this will come with me along with my laptop

drive 3: 1 tb wd desktop drive. can i back up both drives 1 and 2 to drive 3?

thanks

 

[BobZune]

Yes, you can. [Make sure to remove drive 2 from the "exclude" list on TM Options if it shows up there.]

 

[pprior]

As noted above, that will work fine. I back up 3 drives into one that way.

As also noted, external drives will typically be defaulted NOT to back up, so you have to go into time machine preferences and remove the "exclude" flag.

Just confirming the excellent advice given by BobZune.....

 

[fenno]

great, thanks for the help!