How can I save my MacBook Pro on the external hard drive that I use for my iMac?

Don't use much of my MacBook Pro, I plan to use it a lot. It has not been saved, but I want to start the backup on the external drive that I use for my backups of the iMac. I don't know what Airport Express or what it means by creating a base station. Any help out there?

Hello

You can try:

(1) open system preferences.

(2) then click time machine.

(3) select your external drive, and then click use drive.

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