I want to delete my entire back-up files from time capsule. Can this be done in one step or do I have to delete each back-up separately? I do not want to delete everything on the time capsule, just my back-ups (currently there are two computers being backed up to this time capsule).
Would it be possible for you to temporarily move the data that you do NOT want to be erased to another drive for safekeeping while you erase the Time Capsule disk?
The Quick Erase option on the Time Capsule will only take a minute or two, but it will wipe everything from the drive.
Thanks for your reply, but it is not really possible to temporaily move the data. I guess I could erase all the data and start fresh, but I was hoping to keep the data from one computer while deleting the data from another computer. I spoke to the genius bar and they said that if you delete the most recent back-up, everything is deleted. This method only delete the most recent and kept the rest??????
I spoke to the genius bar and they said that if you delete the most recent back-up, everything is deleted.
Scratching my head on that one. As you discovered, deleting the most recent backup will delete the most recent backup.
It is a LONG and TEDIOUS process to delete backups manually, but that is really your only option if you cannot move data to another drive while the TC is being erased.
You can delete the sparse bundle that contains your backups, per #Q5 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule.
Thanks for the advise; it worked.
how do i delete all my back-ups
