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How do I delete sparse bundles using Command Line? Trying 2 reduce Time Machine files
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<blockquote data-quote="Cloudbase" data-source="post: 1329622" data-attributes="member: 224676"><p><strong>How do I compact sparse bundles using Command Line? To reduce Time Machine files</strong></p><p></p><p>EDIT: I should have titled this thread "compacting sparse bundles using command line".</p><p></p><p>Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro with Snowleopard. Time Machine has gobbled up the majority of my 2TB external drive. I'd like to reduce the size of my back ups to 500Gb so I can use and older 500GB drive as my primary back up. I've been using a blog post I found on reducing Time Machine back up space, but I can't complete the last two steps regarding compacting the sparse bundles. If I understand correctly, compacting the sparse bundles will have a similar effect to defraging the drive like in Windows. </p><p></p><p>Here is the blog post:<a href="http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/10/18/time-machine-reclaim-space" target="_blank">Apolitically Incorrect » Reclaiming Free Space from a Time Machine Backup</a></p><p></p><p>The instructions say to mount the external drive.</p><p></p><p>Open a new Line Command and type cd/volumes</p><p></p><p>From there I can individually select the sparse bundles associated with the back up's I have deleted and erase them. </p><p></p><p>When I open the Command Line utility and type cd/volumes it says it can't find the directory. Obviously I'm doing something wrong, but I have no idea what. I have no programing experience and am relatively OS illiterate. I read somewhere that snowleopard sparse bundles can grow and shrink, so maybe I don't need to complete this step??? Any help would be much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudbase, post: 1329622, member: 224676"] [b]How do I compact sparse bundles using Command Line? To reduce Time Machine files[/b] EDIT: I should have titled this thread "compacting sparse bundles using command line". Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro with Snowleopard. Time Machine has gobbled up the majority of my 2TB external drive. I'd like to reduce the size of my back ups to 500Gb so I can use and older 500GB drive as my primary back up. I've been using a blog post I found on reducing Time Machine back up space, but I can't complete the last two steps regarding compacting the sparse bundles. If I understand correctly, compacting the sparse bundles will have a similar effect to defraging the drive like in Windows. Here is the blog post:[url=http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/10/18/time-machine-reclaim-space]Apolitically Incorrect » Reclaiming Free Space from a Time Machine Backup[/url] The instructions say to mount the external drive. Open a new Line Command and type cd/volumes From there I can individually select the sparse bundles associated with the back up's I have deleted and erase them. When I open the Command Line utility and type cd/volumes it says it can't find the directory. Obviously I'm doing something wrong, but I have no idea what. I have no programing experience and am relatively OS illiterate. I read somewhere that snowleopard sparse bundles can grow and shrink, so maybe I don't need to complete this step??? Any help would be much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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