Backing up external drives on a Mac - SAFE Backup

Backing up external drives on a Mac - SAFE Backup

Please use the following steps to be able to backup external drives on a Mac.

1. Access the Mac machine.
2. Click the "Apple" icon from upper left sector.
3. Select "System Preferences"
4. Select "Security & Privacy"
5. Click Full Disk Access in the left column. (It will require to enter Mac user password for unlock the setting)
6. Click the "+" symbol to select the Safe data storage application
7. Click "Open"
8. It will show the message as "Safe data storage" will not have full disk access until it is quit.
9. Click "Quit Now"

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