Anne,

If the last couple samples don’t help you then you’ll need Lee or Jonathan, Ed, 
to dig this out, I’m out of options.

John


> On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:22 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Under System Preferences>Time Machine it shows up as Anne Cartwright’s Time 
> Caps- (Anne’s Airport Time Capsule)
> 
> In Finder’s Preferences>Sidebar I have virtually everything checked:
> <Screen Shot 2017-07-05 at 9.19.44 PM.png>
> 
> For what it’s worth, I’m running Sierra (Mac OS X 10.12.5)
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Inside the Finder Preferences to you have the checkboxes so the disk show up?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> <PastedGraphic-2.png>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> As my last message said:
>>> <Screen Shot 2017-07-05 at 9.08.21 PM.png>
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:02 PM, John Robinson <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Anne,
>>>> 
>>>> Open Apple’s Disk Utility:
>>>> 
>>>> You will see whatever disk you have in and attached to your Mac:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> <PastedGraphic-1.png>
>>>> 
>>>> Click on the “TimeMachine” and then at the top see the “Erase”, click on 
>>>> that.  It will ask you what format and default to the correct one.  If I 
>>>> remember it will also default to the name you have on the disk, if not 
>>>> type in TimeMachine.  Once Formatted it will remount and then you enter 
>>>> TimeMachine and tell it which drive to use to back up your Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected] 
>>>>> <mailto:[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] 
>>>>>> <mailto:[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] 
>>>>>>> <mailto:[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
>>>>>>> 
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