[Ham-Mac] Manual Deletion of Older OS X Time Machine Backups

Dick Kriss aa5vu at att.net
Thu Jul 21 13:36:10 EDT 2011


On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Stan Horzepa wrote:

> Hi Dick,
> 
> I've done it and had no problem.
> 
> Here is a good tutorial on Time Machine: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
> 
> About 2/3 of the way into the tutorial, it describes how to do it.
> 
> Stan, WA1LOU
> 

Stan WA1LOU

Thanks for the tip.  What I planned to do would have made a mess but the Apple
Article you referenced shows the correct  procedure. Note the Important footnote.

Thanks for referencing the how to article.

Dick AA5VU

------- Leached from Apple Article HT1427 ------

Deleting data from a Time Machine backup

To delete all backups of one or more items from a Time Machine backup, follow these steps:

	• Click the Time Machine icon on your Dock to enter the Time Machine restore interface.

	• Click on the item you would like to delete. Command-click to select multiple items.

	• Control-click (or right click) the highlighted item(s) and select "Delete All Backups of..." from the contextual menu, or select "Delete all backups of..." from the Action Item menu.

	• Authenticate with an administrator password when prompted.

Important:  Do not use the Finder to move to the items to the Trash, or to move or delete items in your Time Machine backup repository. The folder containing your Time Machine backup repository is called "Backups.backupd" and is located on the external disk or Time Capsule you have chosen in Time Machine preferences.




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