MacTime Machine Backup

How to Delete Old Time Machine Backups on Your Mac:

Method 1: Use the Time Machine App

• Connect your backup drive to your computer.
• Click on the Time Machine icon on the Menu Bar.
• Scroll through your backups and find the one you want to delete.
• Click on the Gear icon.
• Select Delete Backup.
• Agree with the on-screen confirmation.
• Enter your password.

Method 2: Use Finder

• Open Finder.
• Connect your backup drive and wait for it to appear under Devices in the left-hand panel.
• Navigate to Backups.backupdb on the backup drive.
• Within Backups.backupdb, find the subfolder with your Mac’s name.
• You see a long list of subfolders organized by date.
• Delete the folder associated with the Time Machine backup you want to remove.

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