You might want to do the First Aid before you start filling the disk again just for the sake of maybe avoiding it not working properly when you do have the disk filled with old backups.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Dec 29, 2020, at 3:00 PM, Steve Matzura <numb...@noisynotes.com> wrote: > > Thanks. After this purge, the volume will be pretty empty, but I'm filling up > the source disk pretty fast, so maybe it won't be as long as I thought before > the backup drive is full again. Either way, I'm archiving this message and > will revisit the issue the next time it happens and I try all the suggested > remedies--except the one where I trash the old backups, of course. > > > On 12/29/2020 2:57 PM, John Panarese wrote: >> I’m guessing there is something going on with the disk. Please remember to >> let me know what happens. I’d be curious, and I’ll do some poking around to >> see if there are any other potential solutions. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. Panarese >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> >>> On Dec 29, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Steve Matzura <numb...@noisynotes.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'll try it the next time it happens. For now, an easy solution is that I >>> deleted a folder of old backups under another name. Trash is now emptying. >>> Slowly. >>> >>> >>> On 12/29/2020 2:42 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>> Another shot in the dark here, but if this is a separate drive, try doing >>>> a first aid on it via Disk Utility. Maybe, there is something corrupted >>>> with a file or such. I vaguely recall I had to do this with my Time >>>> Capsule in the past in which I directly connected it to my Mac to do a >>>> disk repair many moons ago. >>>> >>>> Take Care >>>> >>>> John D. Panarese >> > > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7411c678-54e5-0fdd-7ccf-35919354141f%40noisynotes.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7411c678-54e5-0fdd-7ccf-35919354141f%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: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/F8B2FD7B-5ADE-4E4D-9B22-CE8D226DF4C2%40gmail.com.
