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Freeing Space on a Time Capsule? Remove backups?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1940222" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>You can remove the unwanted backups using the method described below from; <a href="https://www.lifewire.com/delete-time-machine-backups-5219464" target="_blank">How to Delete Time Machine Backups</a></p><p></p><h2>How Do I Delete My Time Machine Backups Via a Network Drive?</h2><p>If your backups are stored on an external drive which you connect to via Wi-Fi, the process is slightly different as the files are stored as a sparsebundle file. Here's how to access it.</p><p></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Find the file on the external hard drive.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Double click the sparsebundle file and wait for it to mount onto your Mac.<br /> <img src="https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/PRq14afqCQVHyf5JSR0MkArU0Ek=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/how-to-delete-time-machine-backups-52194641-dbb690926b974306a9fa5b96b313539f.jpg" alt="TimeMachineBackup folder on a network drive with a sparse bundle highlighted." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Double click the new location under Locations.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Browse the location to find the files you wish to delete. <br /> <img src="https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/PNmaDGAyg5JbBloEkNLeg7WC_y4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/how-to-delete-time-machine-backups-52194642-240ab587da2649da8c113147ee24f57a.jpg" alt="TimeMachineBackup folder open with a date highlighted." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Right-click the file or subfolder of the date you wish to delete, and click <strong>Delete</strong>.</li> </ol><p></p><p>You may not wish to keep the sparsebundle for the unwanted backup at all but I'd recommend deleting it's contents before attempting to remove the sparsebundle itself. If you cannot remove it after emptying it will take up no space so long as he other device is not set to backup to that location again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1940222, member: 204485"] You can remove the unwanted backups using the method described below from; [URL="https://www.lifewire.com/delete-time-machine-backups-5219464"]How to Delete Time Machine Backups[/URL] [HEADING=1]How Do I Delete My Time Machine Backups Via a Network Drive?[/HEADING] If your backups are stored on an external drive which you connect to via Wi-Fi, the process is slightly different as the files are stored as a sparsebundle file. Here's how to access it. [LIST=1] [*]Find the file on the external hard drive. [*]Double click the sparsebundle file and wait for it to mount onto your Mac. [IMG alt="TimeMachineBackup folder on a network drive with a sparse bundle highlighted."]https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/PRq14afqCQVHyf5JSR0MkArU0Ek=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/how-to-delete-time-machine-backups-52194641-dbb690926b974306a9fa5b96b313539f.jpg[/IMG] [*]Double click the new location under Locations. [*]Browse the location to find the files you wish to delete. [IMG alt="TimeMachineBackup folder open with a date highlighted."]https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/PNmaDGAyg5JbBloEkNLeg7WC_y4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/how-to-delete-time-machine-backups-52194642-240ab587da2649da8c113147ee24f57a.jpg[/IMG] [*]Right-click the file or subfolder of the date you wish to delete, and click [B]Delete[/B]. [/LIST] You may not wish to keep the sparsebundle for the unwanted backup at all but I'd recommend deleting it's contents before attempting to remove the sparsebundle itself. If you cannot remove it after emptying it will take up no space so long as he other device is not set to backup to that location again. [/QUOTE]
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