Hey guys, just wondering if it was possible to use one of my extra drives in my mac pro as a time machine backup drive seamlessly? Sorry if dumb question. Never tried.
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Extra drive in Mac Pro as time machine?
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That's exactly what I did. Dismantled an old external HDD I had sitting about, put the SATA drive in one of the spare bays in the Mac Pro and set it to the be Time Machine backup drive. Not had any problems at all so far.
I have my HDD partitioned into two volumes. One is for Time Machine and the other is for a clone.
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At $79.00 its a great buy. The drives are low power, super low heat and perform like a champ. Im running one of these as my internal time machine drive.
Technically there are no issues at all with an internal Time Machine. Personally, I would never go that route. In the last 6 years I have had to evacuate my home in a hurry on two occasions. Once in San Diego during wild fires and again in Tokyo when the big quake struck. My wife and I know that all we have to do is grab the small external HD (and the kids 😀) and run out the door.
Perhaps this sounds paranoid but you NEVER know when you may have to bug out in a hurry.
Perhaps this sounds paranoid but you NEVER know when you may have to bug out in a hurry.
Yes, that's Bay 4 for me and it works great.
However, I would be a bit paranoid about having an internal drive as my only backup, in the event of a catastrophic fire or electrical damage to the internals, which may wipe out the entire system. So, in addition to my internal Time Machine, I keep 2 additional external drives (1 offsite) that are only connected when needed for backup.
However, I would be a bit paranoid about having an internal drive as my only backup, in the event of a catastrophic fire or electrical damage to the internals, which may wipe out the entire system. So, in addition to my internal Time Machine, I keep 2 additional external drives (1 offsite) that are only connected when needed for backup.
He is right. Using an internal drive for time machine doesn't protect you in case of a disaster in your house (or wherever the machine is). It will protect you from failed disks, accidental deletion of data, etc.
But if I'm fleeing for my life, forget the data, RUN!!!