Is your TimeMachine drive NAMED TimeMachine? There are other disk utilities that might find it, such as TechTools Pro, if you have that, but I’ve NEVER not had the TimeMachine not show up.
John > On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:07 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK. Trying: Went to Disk Utility and it doesn’t show the Time Machine or Time > Capsule. Only Fusion Drive with Macintosh HD under that. > > In System Preferences>Time Machine it lists it. > > Where do I go from here? > > Anne > > >> On Jul 5, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sounds good. And I have a backup on my external HD. >> >> However I don’t know how to reformat the Time Machine. Looking online and >> see instructions. Hope I can figure it out. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 1:14 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Anne, >>> >>> I don’t know if you want to try this but when I use TimeMachine to populate >>> a new machine and I know all files are on the new machine I then Format the >>> TimeMachine and begin a new backup immediately. I have a few hours where I >>> am flying blind with no backup so it can be risky but in the past when I >>> try to “delete” the files on TimeMachine I may as well take a couple week >>> vacation, so the formatting is complete in seconds and the new backup is >>> completed in a few hours. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> How can I erase the backups on my Time Machine? The problem is that the >>>> backups were made on my “old” iMac. And when I hooked up my “new iMac it >>>> recognizes it as a separate machine - which it is, even though the >>>> material on the “new” iMac is the same as on the “old “ i Mac. And since >>>> it recognizes it as a new machine it want to backup all that is on my >>>> “new” machine. Now just what has been changed or is new since the last >>>> backup. >>>> >>>> I have hooked the Time Capsule to my “old” i Mac with an ethernet cable >>>> but apparently I have somehow transferred Time Machine to my “new’ IMac >>>> and I get the message that “There isn’t enough space on my Time Capsule.” >>>> The same message I get from my ‘’new” i Mac. >>>> >>>> “new iMac”: Time Machine Preferences>Options: Options doesn’t show >>>> anything and I hesitate trying to guess what should be there to delete. I >>>> want to delete all and start over with my “new” i Mac. I have a backup on >>>> an external LaCie HD. >>>> >>>> On my “old” iMac, I get: System Preferences>Time Machine>and a window with >>>> the LaCe and two Time Machines listed and another choice of: To add or >>>> remove a backup disk. However I don’t believe this will erase the material >>>> on the Time Machine. >>>> >>>> How can I clear the Time Machine. Any ideas. >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
