OK. Trying: Went to Disk Utility and it doesn’t show the Time Machine or Time Capsule. Only Fusion Drive with Macintosh HD under that.
In System Preferences>Time Machine it lists it. Where do I go from here? Anne > On Jul 5, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Anne Cartwright <cartw...@aye.net> wrote: > > Sounds good. And I have a backup on my external HD. > > However I don’t know how to reformat the Time Machine. Looking online and see > instructions. Hope I can figure it out. > > Thanks. > > >> On Jul 5, 2017, at 1:14 PM, John Robinson <profilecoven...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Anne, >> >> I don’t know if you want to try this but when I use TimeMachine to populate >> a new machine and I know all files are on the new machine I then Format the >> TimeMachine and begin a new backup immediately. I have a few hours where I >> am flying blind with no backup so it can be risky but in the past when I try >> to “delete” the files on TimeMachine I may as well take a couple week >> vacation, so the formatting is complete in seconds and the new backup is >> completed in a few hours. >> >> John >> >> >> >>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Anne Cartwright <cartw...@aye.net> wrote: >>> >>> How can I erase the backups on my Time Machine? The problem is that the >>> backups were made on my “old” iMac. And when I hooked up my “new iMac it >>> recognizes it as a separate machine - which it is, even though the material >>> on the “new” iMac is the same as on the “old “ i Mac. And since it >>> recognizes it as a new machine it want to backup all that is on my “new” >>> machine. Now just what has been changed or is new since the last backup. >>> >>> I have hooked the Time Capsule to my “old” i Mac with an ethernet cable but >>> apparently I have somehow transferred Time Machine to my “new’ IMac and I >>> get the message that “There isn’t enough space on my Time Capsule.” The >>> same message I get from my ‘’new” i Mac. >>> >>> “new iMac”: Time Machine Preferences>Options: Options doesn’t show anything >>> and I hesitate trying to guess what should be there to delete. I want to >>> delete all and start over with my “new” i Mac. I have a backup on an >>> external LaCie HD. >>> >>> On my “old” iMac, I get: System Preferences>Time Machine>and a window with >>> the LaCe and two Time Machines listed and another choice of: To add or >>> remove a backup disk. However I don’t believe this will erase the material >>> on the Time Machine. >>> >>> How can I clear the Time Machine. Any ideas. >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
