So I recently got a new MacBook and want to start using my Time Machine share that I had been using on my other device. Because I have the old computer backups on the drive, I need to delete all of that to make enough room for my new computer.

 

My question is - is it best to completely delete the user share and set a new one up with the same settings? Or is there a quick and easy way to simply delete the data off of the existing share? I have attached a screenshot of the settings just in case - the blacked out stuff is just b/c my username is actually my name so i've redacted that.

 

Edited September 29, 20187 yr by helpermonkey

29 minutes ago, helpermonkey said:

Or is there a quick and easy way to simply delete the data off of the existing share?

If all you are looking to do delete everything:

Open the terminal (top-right of your screen shot), type command:

 

cd /mnt/user/Time Machine/

Make sure you are in the directory you want to delete all data, could do:

ls -al

Does the listing look correct and everything you want to delete?  If not stop here, because the next command is destructive to data!!

If this is the correct location then type:

rm -rf ./*

 

THANKS!