I just got a new computer and I want to use Time Machine with it like I did with my now-old mac. Trouble is, the time machine drive I used is only 500GB, and my old comp used up 300GB of it. I am still grabbing old files from it (I opted not to just transfer everything over--so I can't just reformat it), but I'd like to remove everything but the few most recent backups. I would just do it by dragging the folders to the trash in Finder, but I know TM makes hard links in later folders to files in earlier folders that haven't changed, and I don't want to screw over my backups by deleting the actual copies of various files.
Is there any way I can safely delete bunches of old backups? Or must I get a whole new backup drive? If I want to hope to get enough room?
(also, could I do it by connecting the drive to my old comp and somehow deleting the old backups from there?)
Thanks. The final option would be go through the entire drive, ensure I have everything I want from it, and then just reformat.
Is there any way I can safely delete bunches of old backups? Or must I get a whole new backup drive? If I want to hope to get enough room?
(also, could I do it by connecting the drive to my old comp and somehow deleting the old backups from there?)
Thanks. The final option would be go through the entire drive, ensure I have everything I want from it, and then just reformat.