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Installed drive for first time but didn't get message to use time machine

Installed drive for first time but didn’t get message to use time machine. Does anyone know why this is happening? I’m using OS X Yosemite. I want it to back up to my time machine.

Hi and welcome to the WD community.

When you go to the Time Machine preferences does the drive appear as a backup source? Try to check if the drive is formatted for Mac OS.

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