Use an External Hard Drive
Do you know about hard drives specifically for Macs? If not, Toplist will explain more clearly to you about the hard drive. A hard drive is a separate, external device that helps you back up data on your Mac. Even files or images in internal memory or hard drives can still be used for backup.
Simply purchase a hard drive along with a cable to connect to your Mac's port to conveniently back up photos, videos, and important data. In addition to supporting study and work, the hard drive will also support entertainment such as storing your favorite games, movies, or other large files that you do not need in a short time.
We recommend using an SSD for your Mac because it's more convenient and runs faster. Some operations you need to do when using a hard drive to back up Mac data include:
- Choose an external hard drive that suits your needs.
- Connect the external hard drive to an available USB or Thunderbolt port on your Mac.
- Format the external hard drive, by going to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility, select the external drive, and choose the "Erase" option. Format it as "Mac OS Extended " or use the newer APFS format if your Mac supports it.
- Transfer files to an external drive by dragging and dropping them into Finder. (Note: If your external drive hasn't been formatted for macOS, you may need to format it. Please note that this will erase all data on the drive, so back up any important files).
- To format the drive, go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility, select the external drive, and select the "Erase" option. Format it as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" or use the newer APFS format if your Mac supports it.
- Transfer files to an external drive by dragging and dropping them into Finder.
- To configure where your data is stored, you need to: select Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and check the external drive box under "Devices".
- Eject an external drive properly: Click the eject icon next to the drive name in Finder.
Note: Always make backups of your external drive
