Maybe. But you probably went about it wrong.
An option would have been to first partition the external drive using Apple's Disk Utility with two partitions: one for the Mac and one for Windows/PC. Then you could the same drive for both platforms.
However, that might not be best option. It would be best to dedicate an external drive exclusively to Time Machine. This would mean you would have to backup incrementally unless you have available ports that you can dedicate to each drive (depending on the external drive being either firewire or USB.) If you can dedicate a drive to a port, the Time Machine drive will back up per its settings automatically. Not sure what you're using to backup the Windows side.
Since you mention you have a MacBook Air, its uncertain how you're connecting as the Air has no USB or Firewire ports..
An option would have been to first partition the external drive using Apple's Disk Utility with two partitions: one for the Mac and one for Windows/PC. Then you could the same drive for both platforms.
However, that might not be best option. It would be best to dedicate an external drive exclusively to Time Machine. This would mean you would have to backup incrementally unless you have available ports that you can dedicate to each drive (depending on the external drive being either firewire or USB.) If you can dedicate a drive to a port, the Time Machine drive will back up per its settings automatically. Not sure what you're using to backup the Windows side.
Since you mention you have a MacBook Air, its uncertain how you're connecting as the Air has no USB or Firewire ports..
How To Backup My Macbook Air With Time Machine
Sep 16, 2010 2:03 PM
How to manually back up contacts on your Mac. Just like your iPhone or iPad, you have a Contacts app on your Mac, and you can manually back up all of your contacts right in the app. Launch the Contacts app on your Mac. Click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click on Contacts Archive. Open Time Machine preferences from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. How do i right click on a macbook pro. Or choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Time Machine. Click Select Backup Disk. Select your backup disk from the list of available disks.
How To Backup Macbook To Icloud
- Firstly, get an external hard drive and ensure it has enough space to store all the backup data, then connect it to the Mac. Next, place the Mac in Recovery Mode by following the below-mentioned steps. Switch off Mac totally. Press the R key and Command Key to restart Mac as soon as the start-up sound is heard.
- Connect My Passport and follow the instructions (you'll be asked if you want to use use the external drive to make time machine backups) If you want to see the TimeMachine icon on the menubar (on the right sight), click on the apple icon on the menu bar and click on SystemPreferences.
