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Is there an easy way to delete multiple backup files to free up space?

I would like to free up space on the drive, however I have only been able to delete one backup at a time. Is there an easier way?

Posted on May 22, 2015 11:36 PM

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May 23, 2015 7:49 AM in response to panzica

I would like to free up space on the drive, however I have only been able to delete one backup at a time.

It is not practical to try to free up space by deleting backups manually. You can spend 4 hours deleting files and there will be very little space freed up.


Your options are as follows, listed in order of most expensive on down:


Add another Time Capsule and start backing up to that device

Add a USB drive to your existing Time Capsule and start backing up to that destination

Erase the existing drive and start over again

Is there an easy way to delete multiple backup files to free up space?

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