Time Machine Backup Fails
I am using Catalina 10.15.6. I backup to an external SSD attached by USB to my computer. The backups up have been working fine but just started failing due to lack of space on the external drive. I know I can clear off my drive and start over. However, before I upgraded to Catalina, time machine would simply overwrite the oldest backup when the drive ran out of space. Why isn't this happening in Catalina, and is there anything I can do to fix this problem. Thanks for your help!
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.15