Since time machine backed up my computer does that mean I can delete files so I can increase storage space on my hard drive?

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Since time machine backed up my computer does that mean I can delete files so I can increase storage space on my hard drive?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 7, 2014 6:48 PM

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Barney-15E

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Apr 7, 2014 6:58 PM in response to itsmenow

NO!

Time Machine is not an Archival Backup. It will keep files for a while, but if it needs the space, it will delete files that no longer exist on the hard drive.

Get a couple external drives and move the files to both of them.

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