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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: 1329832" data-attributes="member: 224676"><p>I think I have been doing that. It is step 1 of the link I posted (below). Basically, open Time Machine. Pick individual back ups and delete using the "delete backup" option under the gear symbol pull down menu.</p><p></p><p>Don't I have to compact the sparse bundle to take proper advantage of the newly opened space. Maybe I should change the name of my thread to "compacting sparse bundle".</p><p></p><p><em>Step 1: Delete Backups from the Sparse Bundle</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Start by loading Time Machine from the root of your main hard drive. (In my case, the hard drive is named “RobOakes-Mac”.) Next, select the snapshot that you are interested in deleting from the timeline at right. Finally, press the gear button and select the “Delete Backup” option.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Time Machine will ask if you want to proceed. Confirm that you do, indeed, want to permanently remove the selected backup by pressing the “Ok” button.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>At this point – if you’re using Snow Leopard – you may run into a rather obnoxious bug. For reasons that make little sense, the confirmation dialog box doesn’t always appear. Instead, the user interface might freeze and you’ll be treated to the spinning beach ball of death. If this happens, be patient. It might take a minute or two for Time Machine to go about it’s business. (Since this problem doesn’t exist on regular Leopard, go ahead and curse Apple’s grandiose, false, and self-serving rhetoric about parallelism. It might even make you feel better, I know it helps me.)</em></p><p><em>When the **** beach ball finally goes away, just hit enter. Apparently, the dialog box really is there, you just can’t see it. So, use your imagination and pretend.</em></p><p><em>Finally, you will be prompted to enter an administrator password.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>When you’re all finished deleting snapshots, click on the main “Cancel” button. This will take you back to your desktop.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>If everything worked as planned, you should see something similar to the screenshot below. There will be a “Delete One Backup” indicator for each of the backups you removed. Important: Wait for the indicators to finish before proceeding to the next step.</em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudbase, post: 1329832, member: 224676"] I think I have been doing that. It is step 1 of the link I posted (below). Basically, open Time Machine. Pick individual back ups and delete using the "delete backup" option under the gear symbol pull down menu. Don't I have to compact the sparse bundle to take proper advantage of the newly opened space. Maybe I should change the name of my thread to "compacting sparse bundle". [I]Step 1: Delete Backups from the Sparse Bundle Start by loading Time Machine from the root of your main hard drive. (In my case, the hard drive is named “RobOakes-Mac”.) Next, select the snapshot that you are interested in deleting from the timeline at right. Finally, press the gear button and select the “Delete Backup” option. Time Machine will ask if you want to proceed. Confirm that you do, indeed, want to permanently remove the selected backup by pressing the “Ok” button. At this point – if you’re using Snow Leopard – you may run into a rather obnoxious bug. For reasons that make little sense, the confirmation dialog box doesn’t always appear. Instead, the user interface might freeze and you’ll be treated to the spinning beach ball of death. If this happens, be patient. It might take a minute or two for Time Machine to go about it’s business. (Since this problem doesn’t exist on regular Leopard, go ahead and curse Apple’s grandiose, false, and self-serving rhetoric about parallelism. It might even make you feel better, I know it helps me.) When the **** beach ball finally goes away, just hit enter. Apparently, the dialog box really is there, you just can’t see it. So, use your imagination and pretend. Finally, you will be prompted to enter an administrator password. When you’re all finished deleting snapshots, click on the main “Cancel” button. This will take you back to your desktop. If everything worked as planned, you should see something similar to the screenshot below. There will be a “Delete One Backup” indicator for each of the backups you removed. Important: Wait for the indicators to finish before proceeding to the next step. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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