delete time machine backups

i have two back-ups with time machine and the external drive is almost full. how can i delete older backups?


MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 21, 2023 12:49 PM

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Jan 21, 2023 01:31 PM in response to Jurgs

Jurgs wrote:

i have two back-ups with time machine and the external drive is almost full. how can i delete older backups?


Typically TM manages its own backups. It is not advised to manually mess with the database.




You can however start over trouble free—

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support


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