Deleting Time Machine backups

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sananda

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 9, 2009

• #1

I have just deleted some folders from Time Machine (by clicking on the gears and then clicking "delete all backups of ..... "), but I didn't get the hard drive space back on the Time Capsule.

I deleted about 50GB but Time Capsule reports having the same amount of space available as before the deletion.

Is this usual? How do I get the space back?

 

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claimed4all

macrumors 6502

• Feb 9, 2009

• #2

Did you empty your trash while the hard drive was plugged in? Give that a shot to clear up space.

 

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sananda

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Original poster

• Feb 9, 2009

• #3

Nothing to empty!

 

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claimed4all

macrumors 6502

• Feb 9, 2009

• #4

Yes, but your harddrive has a folder on it that is hidden and called "trash". It stores all of the data there until it is emptied. Just create a a file on the desktop, trash it, while the hard drive is plugged in and then empty it.

 

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sananda

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 9, 2009

• #5

I tried that but unfortunately no change.

 

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claimed4all

macrumors 6502

• Feb 9, 2009

• #6

Thats all I got, sorry I could not help, hopefully somebody else will chime in soon for you.

 

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sananda

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 9, 2009

• #7

thanks for your help.

 

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MM07

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 9, 2009

• #8

If you re all up to date and need nothing in Time Machine, just reformat the drive and start Time Machine again.

I just did this a few weeks ago as my external drive was loosing space.

 

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sananda

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 9, 2009

• #9

i might do that if no-one knows how to get the space back otherwise.