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Time Machine tells me the disk is full ("Backup Failed. There isn't enough space on "TM".
I notice that when I open Time Machine, the latest screen is from two years ago!!!
I do have an external disk, set up (I thought) for Time Machine and Super Duper (an alternate back up).
I have looked in my files 'size' but do not find any even as large as 1 GB.
Here's my set up. What do I do?
MacBook Air 13″, 10.15
Hello David Grant,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
We understand from your post that you have not been able to create a new Time Machine backup due to lack of space. Deleting files from your Time Machine backup may help free up space.
Delete a file from your Time Machine backup disk - Apple Support
Best Regards.
David,
This article has information about what an APFS volume does that you may find helpful:
See if your Mac shares space across APFS volumes in System Information - Apple Support
"macOS 10.14 or later uses a file system called Apple File System (APFS), which allows space to be shared between volumes on a disk. If a single APFS partition (or container) has multiple volumes, the container’s free space is shared and can be allocated to any of the volumes as needed."
If you would still like to speak with Apple, you can contact Apple Support for additional assistance.
Regards.
Yes, I have deleted files. I do not find any large ones now.
I do have a second log-in that is left over from ... I think when this problem started ... when Apple Support (on phone) walked me through creating a totally separate login with ALL of my documents.
I'm also very confused about the APFS Volume stuff in Utility Disk. I created 'something' called Time Machine APFS.
I think I need a talk through. Can that be arranged?
Hope to hear from you soon.
I can't determine if the reason I don't have space is because (on advice from Apple Support, months ago) I have a second log-in that has a lot of material on it...and I have not been able to delete that log in (if that is the problem).
Apple support helped me delete an extraneous login. Plus, most importantly, recommended a larger external hard drive. I doubled capacity and that solved the problem.
The disk you use for Time Machine has to be formatted as Mac OS Extended (journaled)
on a GUID Partition Map.
Time Machine is not recommended for APFS formatted Disks.
How to make room for Time Machine?
