I thought Time Machine freed up space as it was needed. Anne
> On Mar 31, 2019, at 9:20 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I did a very STUPID thing, I wanted to free up space on TimeMachine so I put > some of the older backups in the trash, good so far. Always in the past I > would simply reformat the TimeMachine and immediately do a fresh backup. > > But emptying the trash is not going to happen, dialogue after dialogue pops > up saying files and programs are in use. > > I looked around to find that by using that dreaded Terminal I could empty the > trash. > > I followed the instructions and immediately the three files I had drug to the > terminal left the trash. I did this a couple more times, then it stopped and > I got what appeared to be a question about “overriding”? > > Below is the terminal screenshot > > <PastedGraphic-1.png> > > > Here is the instructions I was using: > > > > <PastedGraphic-2.png> > > > What do I need to do? I have many dates yet to erase and when I quit and > restart I’ll get ONE to be deleted and the remaining two or three sit there > with the readings you see in the terminal box above. > > Thanks for any help, this is dark voodoo to me and I don’t want to type the > wrong thing. > > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=6Qzi4ZZylUdWPfDlCddrpNb0aFPR4XTX_TM8oN3FrCA&s=927dLlpfgQ4KpKFVc2OSzCTrpKO0aAMLCvLnnvmV-bA&e=> > 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/>
