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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes |
| Date | 5 Nov 2016 20:33:36 GMT |
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On 2016-11-05, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > > I have two Time Machine volumes on separate external drives. > > Call them A and B. > > The disk with volume A is getting very full - about 20 GB left. > > Can I remove it from the backup list, remove that volume (A) and then > add it back to the TM list again without affecting volume B's TM? > > Will it delete the "A" TM when I remove it from the list? > > Seems logical that it's no issue but just want to hear the pitfalls - if > any. I add and remove volumes from the backup list in System Preferences > Time Machine all the time without affecting other volumes in the list. > Yes, I know it will remove the oldest files when full. But I also need > spare room for other things. With macOS Server's Time Machine service you can store backups in any folder on any volume as well as set quotas for each backup destination. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 16:18 -0400
Re: Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 20:33 +0000
Re: Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 17:02 -0400
Re: Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 22:09 +0000
Re: Time Machine - resetting one of two volumes Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-06 07:57 -0500
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