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Apr 23, 2016 4:58 PM in response to iHumanPlusby macjack,Where is Time Machine backing up to, if it's an external volume you can just erase the volume and not designate it for Time Machine.
EDIT: If you don't want to remove all, then use this method...
OS X Yosemite: Remove a backed-up item from your backup disk
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Apr 23, 2016 4:58 PM in response to macjackby iHumanPlus,How can I check where it is backing up to?
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Apr 23, 2016 5:04 PM in response to iHumanPlusby macjack,Do you have an external disk?
Launch Disk Utility from your Utilities folder and see what's in your Sidebar there.
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Apr 23, 2016 5:13 PM in response to iHumanPlusby macjack,So that is external storage You have 2 choices the first to delete TM entirely although not recommended. Or to thin out
OS X Yosemite: Remove a backed-up item from your backup disk..
But Time Machine will delete backups (oldest first) automatically when it needs space. How much space do you have your Time Capsule disk and how much do you have left?
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Apr 23, 2016 5:22 PM in response to macjackby iHumanPlus,I have already backed up onto my MacBook before the TimeCapsule, and I want to delete the backups off my computer. Is there are a certain file that houses all of these backups?
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Apr 23, 2016 5:36 PM in response to iHumanPlusby macjack,It sounds like you are talking about local snapshots?
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Apr 23, 2016 5:54 PM in response to macjackby iHumanPlus,Yes, I am, but how can I delete all of the backups for all my folders and files instead of one at a time?
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Apr 23, 2016 6:18 PM in response to iHumanPlusby macjack,You shouldn't delete the local snapshots they're an important part of how TM works. They're there for when you aren't connected to Time Capsule. As I said, TM does its own thinning out automatically. In case you have more than one folder of TM backups run Omni DiskSweeper It can show you the precise size and location of all your files. It will inventory your disk starting from the files that take up the most space. It can also give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. If you want you can even delete files from OmniDisk Sweeper.