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Next tell Time Machine to add the disk to its list of backups: | Next tell Time Machine to add the disk to its list of backups: | ||
<pre>sudo tmutil setdestination -p /Volumes/TigerCat</pre> | <pre>sudo tmutil setdestination -p /Volumes/TigerCat</pre> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 13 June 2021
First create the sparse image:
sudo hdiutil create -size 500g -type SPARSEBUNDLE -fs HFS+ -volname TigerCat /Volumes/Passport/TigerCat.sparsebundle
Next tell Time Machine to add the disk to its list of backups:
sudo tmutil setdestination -p /Volumes/TigerCat
(From Evernote)
