Time machine can’t back up

I am getting an error that time machine can’t back up because the boot disk is full but it has over 600GB open. I am running first aid now. Any ideas??

Posted on Nov 27, 2021 9:08 AM

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leroydouglas

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Nov 27, 2021 9:59 AM in response to Jmcyoung24

Jmcyoung24 wrote:

I am getting an error that time machine can’t back up because the boot disk is full but it has over 600GB open. I am running first aid now. Any ideas??

Trouble Shooting Time Machine

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/time-machine-troubleshooting-mh15653/mac

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