time machine backup drive is full
time machine won't backup because it says the backup drive is full. What do I do?
iMac 27″, OS X 10.11
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time machine won't backup because it says the backup drive is full. What do I do?
iMac 27″, OS X 10.11
Plangel66 Said:
"time machine backup drive is full: Don't really have another drive but I do have a Backblaze cloud backup and a SuperDuper backup on another drive. Is there a way to eliminate some of the older T M backups to make room?"
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Deleting a TMB:
Sure, you can erase a TMB. But, are you certain you would want to? Doing so, you would not be able to recover data from it. See this link: If the Time Machine Backup Disk for your Mac is Full - Apple Support
Plangel66 Said:
"time machine backup drive is full: Don't really have another drive but I do have a Backblaze cloud backup and a SuperDuper backup on another drive. Is there a way to eliminate some of the older T M backups to make room?"
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Deleting a TMB:
Sure, you can erase a TMB. But, are you certain you would want to? Doing so, you would not be able to recover data from it. See this link: If the Time Machine Backup Disk for your Mac is Full - Apple Support
Plangel66 Said:
"time machine backup drive is full: time machine won't backup because it says the backup drive is full. What do I do?"
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Troubleshooting TMB Drives:
I. Use Disk Utility:
View this device's storage in Disk Utility.
II. If Full:
Use another drive to avoid deleting backups.
Don't really have another drive but I do have a Backblaze cloud backup and a SuperDuper backup on another drive. Is there a way to eliminate some of the older T M backups to make room?
time machine backup drive is full