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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: 1329761" data-attributes="member: 224676"><p>Thanks for the reply. </p><p></p><p>I actually bought another 1TB drive to dedicate solely to Time Machine. My problem is that back up files are larger than 1TB so I can move them until I shrink the size. I could partition my external, but I have nowhere to put all of my other backup files while I format it. Am I correct in assuming I can't partition a drive with data on it?</p><p></p><p>Here is what the blog post says in Step 2:</p><p></p><p>Step 2: Mount the Disk Using Finder</p><p></p><p><em>Since we will be using a command line utility to compact the sparsebundle, you will need to mount your backup disk before proceeding. While this can be done a variety of ways, the easiest is to open up the finder and select the backup drive from the list under “Shared”. (When it is mounted, you will see a little eject symbol next to the computer name.)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Now open up a command line terminal and go to the /Volumes/ folder.</em></p><p><em>cd /Volumes/</em></p><p></p><p>When I mount my external drive is appear on the left under devices not shared. I guess his external could be wirelessly connected. But when I open up the command terminal how do I know that it is "commanding" the external drive an not my Mac hard drive?</p><p></p><p>Where do I type it? In the window that looks like a text file or the other window with a black background.</p><p></p><p>Please, any light you could shed on the command line stuff would be much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudbase, post: 1329761, member: 224676"] Thanks for the reply. I actually bought another 1TB drive to dedicate solely to Time Machine. My problem is that back up files are larger than 1TB so I can move them until I shrink the size. I could partition my external, but I have nowhere to put all of my other backup files while I format it. Am I correct in assuming I can't partition a drive with data on it? Here is what the blog post says in Step 2: Step 2: Mount the Disk Using Finder [I]Since we will be using a command line utility to compact the sparsebundle, you will need to mount your backup disk before proceeding. While this can be done a variety of ways, the easiest is to open up the finder and select the backup drive from the list under “Shared”. (When it is mounted, you will see a little eject symbol next to the computer name.) Now open up a command line terminal and go to the /Volumes/ folder. cd /Volumes/[/I] When I mount my external drive is appear on the left under devices not shared. I guess his external could be wirelessly connected. But when I open up the command terminal how do I know that it is "commanding" the external drive an not my Mac hard drive? Where do I type it? In the window that looks like a text file or the other window with a black background. Please, any light you could shed on the command line stuff would be much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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