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Backup failed - "there isn't enough space on my time capsule"

This warning keeps appearing. Since I downloaded Yosemite, my Time Machine no longer deletes old back-ups.

Posted on Nov 4, 2014 6:17 AM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2014 12:04 PM

Correct.. you will find a new OS takes a huge chunk of space and it cannot delete enough old files to get a working backup so it doesn't.


You need either a new destination or archive the old backup and erase the TC and start over.. new clean backup.

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May 17, 2016 11:12 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob for your helpful and intelligent reply. After reading through the literature I had available and recalling information I received on the phone a few years ago from Apple, erasing the current hard drive is what I need to do. Your information will still be stored, you just have a clean slate time capsule to start over with.

Backup failed - "there isn't enough space on my time capsule"

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