N nampramos macrumors 6502 Original poster Dec 14, 2010 451 32 Nov 24, 2011 #1 Hi guys, I'm having some trouble backing up with Time Machine. It was working fine but now it says there is not enough space to backup. Why doesn't it just delete older backups like it did before? Thanks.
Hi guys, I'm having some trouble backing up with Time Machine. It was working fine but now it says there is not enough space to backup. Why doesn't it just delete older backups like it did before? Thanks.
S Sdreed91 macrumors 6502 Oct 10, 2011 263 0 Nov 24, 2011 #2 Have you tried manually deleting old backups from your storage device?
W warvanov macrumors 6502a Oct 13, 2011 504 12 Nov 24, 2011 #3 Sdreed91 said: Have you tried manually deleting old backups from your storage device? Click to expand... Remember not to do this from the Finder but from within Time Machine ONLY.
Sdreed91 said: Have you tried manually deleting old backups from your storage device? Click to expand... Remember not to do this from the Finder but from within Time Machine ONLY.
W warvanov macrumors 6502a Oct 13, 2011 504 12 Nov 24, 2011 #5 I'm not exactly sure, but I know that if you start deleting things from within the Finder you can hose your Time Machine.
I'm not exactly sure, but I know that if you start deleting things from within the Finder you can hose your Time Machine.
S Sdreed91 macrumors 6502 Oct 10, 2011 263 0 Nov 24, 2011 #6 I'm not 100% on this but either try doing it from the "star wars" display or try it from within system preferences. ---------- Any luck?
I'm not 100% on this but either try doing it from the "star wars" display or try it from within system preferences. ---------- Any luck?