I am just wondering if there are any issues with Time Machine in Monterey after upgrading from Catalina? I have a Time Machine external HDD that I’ve been using since Mojave. I don’t want to lose all my backups going back to 2020. Any help would be appreciated.
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Memberbassmanzam: I am running Monterey and still backing up to the same 4 TB external HD I have been using since Sierra, when I first got this Mac back in June 2017 and, so far, have not noticed any problems.
Ex-Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7); since mid-2017 using also macOS. Presently on Monterey 12.15 & sometimes running also Linux (Mint).
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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