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can I erase my time machine and start the backups over?
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1740216" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>@Kevin</p><p></p><p>The short answer is, yes you can Turn off Time Machine (TM) (System Preferences > TM > Slider to of), then I find it best if you click on "Add or remove Disk" and remove the TM EHD from the list.</p><p></p><p>Now reformat it via Disk Utility (DU) (found in Applications > Utilities >DU). Use OS X Extended (Journaled). Then add the EHD by going back into System Preferences > TM > Add Disk), then Turn on TM. </p><p></p><p>I h.ave found that repairing a TM EHD or reformatting it works best when the EHD is dissociated from TM itself. Your first BU will be long, thereafter incremental.</p><p></p><p>But take great care about what Dave mentioned above. The drive could be failing. That said, I have one mains-powered EHD that I have reformatted twice as it approached full capacity and it's still doing fine 6 years on.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1740216, member: 83420"] @Kevin The short answer is, yes you can Turn off Time Machine (TM) (System Preferences > TM > Slider to of), then I find it best if you click on "Add or remove Disk" and remove the TM EHD from the list. Now reformat it via Disk Utility (DU) (found in Applications > Utilities >DU). Use OS X Extended (Journaled). Then add the EHD by going back into System Preferences > TM > Add Disk), then Turn on TM. I h.ave found that repairing a TM EHD or reformatting it works best when the EHD is dissociated from TM itself. Your first BU will be long, thereafter incremental. But take great care about what Dave mentioned above. The drive could be failing. That said, I have one mains-powered EHD that I have reformatted twice as it approached full capacity and it's still doing fine 6 years on. Ian [/QUOTE]
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