Limit size of Sparsebundle on Time Capsule

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Limit size of Sparsebundle on Time Capsule

I have read this topic
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1635356

But the command " sudo hdiutil -size 250g " ...doesn't work ?

I successfully compact my sparsebundle after earasing old backup folder in the time machine by the "gears" button... but I want to attribute to my backup on Time Capsule a maximum of 250G and leave the rest (another 250G) as personal external hard drive storage, like movies. I read that It was impossible to do partition of my Time Capsule via disk utility. So I found this topic, but can't make it to the end.

Can you help ?
Thanks

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Time Capsule limit size of sparsebundle

Posted on Mar 8, 2009 10:22 PM

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jesaf00

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Mar 9, 2009 6:34 AM in response to bernete

What I do, to make it easy, is just look at the size of the backup every now and then. Once it gets over a certain size, I move it to a folder called "Old Backups" and start a new one. When the new one gets to the certain size, I move it into the "Old Backups" replacing the previous version. This makes sure I keep my backups limited so I have space for other items.

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bernete Author

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Mar 9, 2009 9:39 PM in response to jesaf00

That's a good idea but I would like to make it fix so I don't have to check it never.
So I still wounder why this command doesn't work, seems to not recognize the verb " sudo hdiutil -size 250g"

Thanks

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Apr 16, 2009 11:08 AM in response to bernete

Hi,

just being trying to sort the same thing out myself and found from another website that the command to change the size is actually: "sudo hdiutil resize -size 250g" I don't know if you still need to know though thought I would post the answer for other readers as well.

I have tried this on my Macbook sparsebundle though until it reaches the new set size I am unsure if it has actually worked! I will keep you updated lol.

Cheers

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Apr 20, 2009 12:16 PM in response to indieflow2009

I can confirm it works perfect! As a test I limited my sparsebundle to 350GB and sure enough as it reached that size I received a notification saving time machine had run out of space for back ups even though my Time Capsule had near on 400GB of space free.

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bernete Author

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Apr 21, 2009 8:27 PM in response to indieflow2009

Thanks I will try this

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pinoa

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Apr 23, 2009 5:14 AM in response to indieflow2009

hello,

thank you for helping me, how and where this command as to be put in : "sudo hdiutil resize -size 250g" ?

pinoa

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