Does Time Machine Automatic Backup take up too much space on your Mac? We'll show you how to delete it..
Time Machine is the in-house backup function and is firmly integrated on the Mac. It backs up files, settings and programs on an external hard drive in the background . Time Machine automatically creates these backups at regular intervals, which can quickly run out of storage space. In our tips + tricks we show you how you can delete files from the Time Machine backup.
If you delete individual files on your Mac, the backup of that file will still be in Time Machine. In our step-by-step instructions and the brief instructions , we will show you how you can also delete the backup via the graphical user interface. The removed files then free up storage space, but are created again in later backups.
First, navigate to the folder on your Mac that you want to delete the Time Machine backup for. In the event that you backup the home folder or programs want to delete, simply open the appropriate folder. In this way you can also delete the entire backup of the user directory and not just individual files. In our instructions we will show you the deletion process using a single file in the download folder as an example..
