# Back up using Time Machine or only the My Book studio system **URL:** \ **Category:** External SSD for macOS\ **Created:** [June 16, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/back-up-using-time-machine-or-only-the-my-book-studio-system/354869 "2011-06-16T22:30:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jazzyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@jazzyc](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/jazzyc)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/back-up-using-time-machine-or-only-the-my-book-studio-system/354869/1 "2011-06-16T22:30:30Z")
HI, I just bought the MY BOOK STUDIO and starting to do back-up. Can I only use the back-up software from WD or should I used TIme Machine? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ricardodegracia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ricardodegracia](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/ricardodegracia)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/back-up-using-time-machine-or-only-the-my-book-studio-system/354869/2 "2011-06-16T22:43:09Z")
Hi WD Smartware is an optional backup software that means you don’t have to use it if you don’t want, if you want to use Time Machine to backup your computer, feel free to use it, WD Drives are compatible with any backup software.- ---
**Author:** ![bill\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@bill\_s](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/bill_s)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/back-up-using-time-machine-or-only-the-my-book-studio-system/354869/3 "2011-06-17T18:24:15Z")
> jazzyc wrote: > HI, I just bought the MY BOOK STUDIO and starting to do back-up. Can I only use the back-up software from WD or should I used TIme Machine? >   > Thanks Just make sure that you don’t try using them both at the same time.  Time Machine won’t like that.