Re: VO friendly way to delete old time machine backups

2018-04-08 Thread Tim Kilburn 
Hi,

Doing this through the Finder is not recommended.  It can corrupt your backups 
and make them ineffective.  If you use the Time Machine method, consistency is 
maintained.  If you enter Time Machine, then use the Window Chooser to access 
the Time Machine controls, you are able to backup, restore and remove old 
backups accessibly.  The key is to use the Window Chooser while in the Time 
Machine area.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Apr 8, 2018, at 10:54, Andrew Lamanche  wrote:

Hi Paul,

If you open the  volume onto which time machine puts your backups, you will see 
Backups.backupdb folder.  Open it and you should see another folder whose name 
is that of your computer.  Open it and inside you will have list of all your 
backups.  They are folders with names corresponding to the dates when they were 
created.  If you invoke contextual menu on the folder you wish to delete, 
there’s an option there to move it to the trash.

Hope this helps.

Andrew
> On Apr 8, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> I am running Mac OS 10.13.4 on a new iMac. I need to delete some old time 
> machine backups to make space for a rather large SuperDuper backup. IS there 
> a VO friendly way to do this? I tried doing what Google search suggests but I 
> could not see the list of backup dates to choose the ones to be deleted. It 
> seems that the standard way to do this is not VO accessible. 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Paul Hopewell
> 
> -- 
> 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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 
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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 
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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: VO friendly way to delete old time machine backups

2018-04-08 Thread Andrew Lamanche 
Hi Paul,

If you open the  volume onto which time machine puts your backups, you will see 
Backups.backupdb folder.  Open it and you should see another folder whose name 
is that of your computer.  Open it and inside you will have list of all your 
backups.  They are folders with names corresponding to the dates when they were 
created.  If you invoke contextual menu on the folder you wish to delete, 
there’s an option there to move it to the trash.

Hope this helps.

Andrew
> On Apr 8, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Paul Hopewell  wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> I am running Mac OS 10.13.4 on a new iMac. I need to delete some old time 
> machine backups to make space for a rather large SuperDuper backup. IS there 
> a VO friendly way to do this? I tried doing what Google search suggests but I 
> could not see the list of backup dates to choose the ones to be deleted. It 
> seems that the standard way to do this is not VO accessible. 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Paul Hopewell
> 
> -- 
> 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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 
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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

VO friendly way to delete old time machine backups

2018-04-08 Thread Paul Hopewell 
Hello, 
I am running Mac OS 10.13.4 on a new iMac. I need to delete some old time 
machine backups to make space for a rather large SuperDuper backup. IS there a 
VO friendly way to do this? I tried doing what Google search suggests but I 
could not see the list of backup dates to choose the ones to be deleted. It 
seems that the standard way to do this is not VO accessible. 
Many thanks.

Paul Hopewell

-- 
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 post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.