How do I re-point a computer to a Time Machine backup?

[Greg the dogsitter]

My Google-fu is weak this evening.

My Mac seems to have forgotten about the existing TM backups on an external drive. It seems to think that the backup folder is unrelated to the current system state, and thus tells me that there are only 6 GB available.

How can I tell TM that the backup on that drive is the current system's backup?

Thanks very much,

GtDS

[Lux Interior]

Smack it on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.

[modelamac]

Time Machine Preference Pane. You can choose the drive to be used for backup by TM.

Did you look in TM Help???????

[Greg the dogsitter]

Lux Interior wrote:
Smack it on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.

Meanie!

[Greg the dogsitter]

modelamac wrote:
Time Machine Preference Pane. You can choose the drive to be used for backup by TM.

Did you look in TM Help???????

The computer sees the remaining 6.8 GB as the only available space on that drive. TM doesn't realize that the other files are simply old backups, from which it can now start to delete the older files.

Kicking off a TM backup results in a "You don't have enough space here, buddy" sort of message.

[Greg the dogsitter]

Fixed!

I was mis-interpreting the cause of the error message.

TM knew this was the correct drive, but was trying to dump the new 1 TB drive into the backup. Removed that via the Options thingee, and all is well.

Thanks!

[bazookaman]

Time Machine = :banghead:

[laarree]

Greg the dogsitter wrote:
Fixed!

I was mis-interpreting the cause of the error message.

TM knew this was the correct drive, but was trying to dump the new 1 TB drive into the backup. Removed that via the Options thingee, and all is well.

Thanks!

I've made that mistake before, when I've added new drives to my setup.

You solved your own problem! What a good, good boy!!! :-)

[Greg the dogsitter]

I want a treat!



Probably walkies are better, actually.

[laarree]

Greg the dogsitter wrote:
I want a treat!



Probably walkies are better, actually.

There is no shame in licking your lunch container clean.