How to remove data from Time Machine backup?

If it is an old TM disk that you want to recycle, then use Disk Utility to erase it. If it is macOS Monterey or earlier, use macOS Extended with GUID partition scheme. If Catalina or later, I would suggest erasing it as APFS with GUID partition scheme.

Time Machine will create a backup.backupd folder in the HFS+ formatted drives, and in APFS format, a series of date/time folders for each backup.

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If it is an old TM disk that you want to recycle, then use Disk Utility to erase it. If it is macOS Mojave or earlier, use macOS Extended with GUID partition scheme. If Catalina or later, I would suggest erasing it as APFS with GUID partition scheme.

Hi, VikingOSX, All of the other guidance I've seen, even since Catalina, says to make the new disk Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and GUID. Why is APFS/GUID better? I have just completed a time-consuming migration from a 3TB LaCie to a new 8TB LaCie. Must I re-do the migration? Thanks.

Big Sur 11.2