RE: TM backups...
Hi all,
Précis: So, in a nutshell, those files that you intentionally delete will eventually be deleted from your TM backups, but only after your entire TM backup partition is full. The size of your TM backup partition determines how much of the "history" of your boot drive is saved in the TM backups. If your TM backup partition is twice the size of your boot drive, then a fairly long "history" of your boot drive will be saved in your TM backups. And, let me reiterate, you will never loose anything that is currently on your boot drive, but you will eventually loose files that you intentionally delete or are automatically deleted (such as old versions of apps) from your TM backups. Basically, as a User, you don't need to worry about this process, TM takes care of it for you.
Hope this helps,
Switon