Time Machine can still use HFS+ formatted disks on Bug Sur, but with Big Sur it can also use APFS and you should definitely go for that because a) It’s a much better filing system in every way over HFS+ and b) It’s noticeably quicker to do a Time Machine backup.
Stephen You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung > On 3 Feb 2021, at 10:57, Tony Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, Phil, > > Big Sur requires APFS formatted drives for Time Machine I believe. So best > would be to use Disk Utility to reformat the WD drive as APFS and then select > it as your Time Machine destination. This is exactly what I have done with > our WD drive and I’ve got it portioned so that I can use the non-Time > Machine portion for other purposes, e.g. a Photo App Library destination. > > -- > Tony Crooks > [email protected] > +44 7428 706227 > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CAHkKbUAxC%2B9qTCSiw9LwtO_dDhkpOoXE-aW2N_81b_LrzrRkrg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/5426D663-A1AE-4F15-AD87-B2B8A72930E5%40icloud.com.
