For those who want to backup their MacOS system using Time Machine but don't have an external storage drive. This is a self-contained guide, heavily based on fragmented information found online.
Disclaimers:
- Extra steps will be needed if you want to connect through the internet. I could not get this to work.
- Backing up systems greater than 64 GB may be challenging (see 2.b.6).
- A MacOS system (this guide tested on a Macbook Air M3 (2024) running Sonoma 14.3)
- A Windows system (tested on an AMD system running Windows 11 Pro 23H2)
- Administrative permissions on both systems