HT1338 I'm getting a message that my time machine couldn't back up. I need to reformat and try again. Any ideas?

I need help with my time machine and reformatting.

Radiation Mac wrote:
Open your Applications folder and click on the "Utilities" icon>click on "Disk Utility". Go into Disk Utility, highlight the external hard drive you are going to use for Time Machine backups in the left hand column by clicking on it and select the "Erase" tab, up and over to the right. Then select the Format, below, that will be installed, as "Mac OS Extended (Journeled)". THEN, OK the erasure. That should clear things up.
Hope this helps
Of course this will erase all previous backups.

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