I used to backup my iMac to an external drive. I have now sold the iMac but how do I remove the no longer needed backups to give much-wanted space on my Hardrive. I tried changing permissions but still unable to delete the Backup files. Is there a simple solution? Maybe I should just reformat the Hardrive but this is a last resort as I have many other files stored on it.
iMac (2017 – 2020)
Graham_e wrote:
I used to backup my iMac to an external drive. I have now sold the iMac but how do I remove the no longer needed backups to give much-wanted space on my Hardrive. I tried changing permissions but still unable to delete the Backup files. Is there a simple solution? Maybe I should just reformat the Hardrive but this is a last resort as I have many other files stored on it.
reformat the drive as new
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
Move your "other" file you want to keep off the drive.
TM likes to have its own dedicated drive.
Graham_e wrote:
I used to backup my iMac to an external drive. I have now sold the iMac but how do I remove the no longer needed backups to give much-wanted space on my Hardrive. I tried changing permissions but still unable to delete the Backup files. Is there a simple solution? Maybe I should just reformat the Hardrive but this is a last resort as I have many other files stored on it.
reformat the drive as new
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
Move your "other" file you want to keep off the drive.
TM likes to have its own dedicated drive.
Removing Time Machine Backups
