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Mac hard-drive being swallowed up by backups

  • 17-06-2012 01:47PM
    #1
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭


    iyetsy.jpg

    Thats alarmingly big. I'm on OSX Lion, so I think it might have something to do with versions. I have an iPhone so that may be included in there.

    I have time machine but I haven't backed it up in yonks. What do I do? My mac is running rather slugishly.


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  • #2
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,642 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    seems strange you are backing up your disk to your disk.

    If you open up Time Machie preferences, you can select what disk to back up to

    This could be your external HDD or a NAS drive

    Check to see what Time machie is backing you up to and change it

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  • #3
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    I just turned it off. Looked there now and there is nothing it is backing up to. But, the space still remains.


  • #4
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    rj2v4o.jpg

    Odd


  • #5
    Cyrusmekon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Cyrusmekon


    If your on Lion it might be local backups causing you the issue.

    http://dear-apple.com/mobile-backups-are-taking-too-much-space-turn

    You can turn this off in terminal.

    Hope that helps.


  • #6
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    It works! Thanks a million.


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  • #7
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Turning off whatever filled up the backup files/folders will not reclaim the space already occupied. To do that you will need to Trash whatever the files & folders are. Identifying them means knowing what created them otherwise you may trash the wrong stuff. I can't help more as I don't use OS x 10.7


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