Time Machine Not Deleting Old Backups. The tmutil will not work on any versions earlier then lion as it was introduced with lion. Open time machine and click on the delete backup button.
Click the ellipsis icon in the snapshot finder view. The backup requires 85.78 gb but only 26.05 gb are available. Alternatively, you can also instruct time machine to simply ignore large files.
Via time machine (gui) so far the easiest method is to open time machine. Enter time machine, navigate to external. Connect the external backup hard drive to your computer.
Open time machine and click on the delete backup button. Click the ellipsis icon in the snapshot finder view. Time machine does not delete old backups to make space for new.
Go to finder and open time machine. This failure is apparently due to the fact that, when i select “enter time machine,” tm displays. The tmutil will not work on any versions earlier then lion as it was introduced with lion.
If the reason you are attempting to delete old backups is to free up space for other media, consider partitioning the backup drive so that a section is devoted to time machine. My tm disk is full, and tm does not appear to be deleting old backups. Select the backup you want to delete and press delete.
The oldest backups will be deleted when time machine requires the space they occupy, but they will only be deleted after time machine. Deleting files stored on an external drive using the time machine app. Pull down the time machine icon in the menu bar, then choose “enter time machine”.
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