“Can you partition this drive to use with both Mac Time Machine and general storage?”

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• Hello, Please note that you can format the drive for Time Machine backups or use it for general storage. However, you cannot do both at the same time. Also, we do not recommend partitioning the drive. Please refer to the following resources: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/8200/ and https://support-in.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/18952/ If you have any further questions or need technical assistance , kindly open a support ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb the customer support team will contact you as soon as possible.

  Answered by Western Digital Team 5 months ago

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• Yes you can, I divided my 6TB drive into 2 3TB partitions, using one for my Time Machine backup

  Answered by UnderConstruction 4 days ago

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