Time Machine and APFS

[Roxy.music]

WARNING!!! - Don't convert your Time Machine volume to APFS
I just have seen this video and worried that you can,t use Time machine with APFS what do I use for backup? I am writing this because I have been asked to change my Mac HD to APFS for OS Catalina

 

[dsemf]

WARNING!!! - Don't convert your Time Machine volume to APFS
I just have seen this video and worried that you can,t use Time machine with APFS what do I use for backup? I am writing this because I have been asked to change my Mac HD to APFS for OS Catalina

The Catalina boot disk in the Mac will be APFS. The target disk for a Time Machine backup must be HFS+.

DS

 

[Roxy.music]

Thanks for that, I was a bit confused with that video.

 

[Roxy.music]

I converted it to APFS. but how can I install Catalina from there? I can only install Mojave?
I was hoping I could get back on there with APFS. AND DO IT FROM THERE.

 

[dsemf]

I converted it to APFS.

Which "it"? What are you currently running on your Mac, and what kind of Mac?

DS

 

[Huntn]

After installing Catalina yesterday, I have a message that Time Machine can't make a backup to an external drive. The message I got was:

Two of the disks to back up have the same name. Rename one of the disks named “Macintosh HD - Data”.

Fine and dandy except that one of the disks is named Macintosh HD- Data, the other is Macintosh HD. I was hoping to avoid another call to Apple. Any ideas?

I've not thought about this in a while, but if I start over with Time Machine, will I have to designate which drive I want to backup or will it automatically backup the Macintosh Drive it's supposed to? I know you can tell it what external drives you don't want it to backup.

 

[AddisonIII]

After installing Catalina on my iMac desktop I'm now seeing my internal hard drive broken down into 3 parts. First is HD the second is HD-Data "home" and the third is HD-Data. Does this mean I can't back up using time machine with my external portable t5 drive? Sorry if this sounds silly but I'm now confused.

 

[Roxy.music]

Mac mini. 2012. OS Mojave. I had my Time Machine back up as the start-up disc and tried to
convert my Mac HD to APFS tried it twice it failed to convert it two APFS both times.
I thought I would put os Catalina on an external SSD, I tried to convert it to APFS I had no success there either. Also, APFS does not show up in the format when erasing the disc. Knorr can I partition the drive? Would I have to go back to start up on the disc to do it there, and reinstall Mojave when i have converted the Mac HD to APFS. When i have done that could i update the new OS from there as i would have the Mac HD. in APFS?
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After installing Catalina yesterday, I have a message that Time Machine can't make a backup to an external drive. The message I got was:

Two of the disks to back up have the same name. Rename one of the disks named “Macintosh HD - Data”.

Fine and dandy except that one of the disks is named Macintosh HD- Data, the other is Macintosh HD. I was hoping to avoid another call to Apple. Any ideas?

I've not thought about this in a while, but if I start over with Time Machine, will I have to designate which drive I want to backup or will it automatically backup the Macintosh Drive it's supposed to? I know you can tell it what external drives you don't want it to backup.

 

[Roxy.music]

Mac mini. 2012. OS Mojave. I had my Time Machine back up as the start-up disc and tried to
convert my Mac HD to APFS tried it twice it failed to convert it two APFS both times.
I thought I would put os Catalina on an external SSD, I tried to convert it to APFS I had no success there either. Also, APFS does not show up in the format when erasing the disc. Knorr can I partition the drive? Would I have to go back to start up on the disc to do it there, and reinstall Mojave when i have converted the Mac HD to APFS. When i have done that could i update the new OS from there as i would have the Mac HD. in APFS?
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I am very confused by it all

 

[Roxy.music]

You're, not the only one Addison I am totally confused. Why can,t things be straight forward, like when I put Mojave on here it was so easy no changing the format.