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Time Machine unable to Backup to full external hard drive.

How do I delete the data from my external hard drive that is now full and cannot complete any more backups from my iMac with Time Machine? I want to delete then complete a full time machine backup on the external drive.

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 1:43 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2021 2:40 PM

Erase and re-format the external drive

as per > https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac


Note: erasing and re-formatting will completely wipe everything from the drive, including other none Time Machine data.

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Time Machine unable to Backup to full external hard drive.

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