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Why no option to format in “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”? I want to use it as Time Machine backup drive : r/MacOS
![With the release of macOS Big Sur & macOS Monterey, the user cannot format External Hard Disk to 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)' format as there is no option to do the With the release of macOS Big Sur & macOS Monterey, the user cannot format External Hard Disk to 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)' format as there is no option to do the](https://mandarapte.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/macOS-Big-Sur-macOS-Monterey-Disk-Utility-Format-Erase-Options.png)
With the release of macOS Big Sur & macOS Monterey, the user cannot format External Hard Disk to 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)' format as there is no option to do the
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