Why can't I ask a question?

Seems like you just did.

You apparently didn't read the entire question or get the context of the question. I'm having the same problem. Every time I try and ask a specific question about my MacBook it won't let me ask the question.

If you are not logged in using your Apple ID, you cannot post a question. But you just did ask this question.

I'm signed in with my Apple ID and it still won't let me post a question. I can reply to posts apparently. If I could find a post similar to my question then I wouldn't need to ask the question. I've asked questions before, I just don't understand why it won't let me ask them now. I need help with deleting a MacBook Pro off my Time Machine.

jjodom1010 wrote:

I need help with deleting a MacBook Pro off my Time Machine.

Do you want to remove a specific Mac from a shared Time Capsule? If you turn off TM on the specific Mac, then you can delete the folders for that specific Mac from TM.

Please also see How to move Time Machine backups from one AirPort Time Capsule to another - Apple Support .

Ok, here's the whole story. Last month I spilled orange juice on my MacBook Pro with Retina 2012. I brought it to have it fixed at a computer fix-it shop in town as I live nowhere near an Apple store. The OJ ruined the hard rive and the motherboard and they replaced both of them. Now the Time Machine is recognizing the Macbook as a new Macbook. While I was waiting to have my MacBook fixed I bought a used 2008 iMac and it also has backups on my TM. Now I only have 31.5 GB of 2 TB of space left which isn't enough room to back up my MBP. Ive tried to delete the old MBP backup but it won't let me.

jjodom1010 wrote:

Now the Time Machine is recognizing the Macbook as a new Macbook.

The repair seems to have been done incorrectly. Does the serial number of the old (before damage) and new(with new LB) match?

Now I only have 31.5 GB of 2 TB of space left which isn't enough room to back up my MBP. Ive tried to delete the old MBP backup but it won't let me.

What is the error you get when you try to delete?

no error message. It just doesn't delete. It says "deleting "Joseph's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" but it never actually deletes.

Right-click on the sparse bundle and choose Get Info and look at permissions.

Underneath "Sharing & Permissions" it says:

Name Privilege

(unknown) Read & Write

staff Read & Write

everyone Read & Write

In Applications -> Utilities -> Console logs, type the name of your backup in the top right search box and search. Are there any error messages? With the log window up, connect to the TC, and right-click on delete and watch for errors.

i cant ask a question either so is it ok if i ask my question here?

I have an iPad Air 2 and my dad has a Moto G (3rd Generation) and I made a contact for him, but when i try to text him from iMessage, his name is red and it says the account is'nt connected to iMessage. What do I do?

iMessage will work on iOS and OS X devices, but not with non-Apple OSes. You can use SMS instead.

I have same problem. I was trying to ask why I get error 34 when I try to delete some downloads. I got the same message. So maybe it'll be dealt with here?

You didn't understand. This is about asking a question from the main page. I asked it here, hijacking