In the past, when my Time Machine backup has approached capacity, I have wiped the drive and made a clean start over.
- Brad - On Dec 29, 2020, at 12:30, Steve Matzura <[email protected]> wrote: I've had this problem probably since Sierra. My 3TB backup drive fills, and even though Time Machine clearly stipulates that it will purge old backups to create space for new ones, it just never does. If you've had this problem, how did you solve it, other than manually trashing old backups you no longer wanted? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0add2898-8bb3-cfb3-6340-e0d3de4b3ff6%40noisynotes.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/262FD897-F97E-48E7-A339-B4B3111C06AA%40swbell.net.
