How to set your Mac as a shared backup destination for Time Machine<article>
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<p>While Time Machine in macOS 10.15 Catalina <a href="
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still can’t back up to a directly connected APFS-formatted drive[/url]—only to one formatted with the older HFS+ filesystem—you can back up over a network to most volumes that can be shared, including other Macs.</p><p>There’s a semi-hidden feature in the Sharing preference pane that you can set up:</p><ol>
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<p>On the destination Mac, open the Sharing preference pane.</p></li>
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File Sharing Service, or check its box if it’s not already turned on.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3451361/how-to-set-your-mac-as-a-shared-backup-destination-for-time-machine.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to set your Mac as a shared backup destination for Time Machine
