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Deleting files from hard drive

I have a backup on an external hard drive, and now I want to delete files from this hard drive. Whenever I try to delete any item, a message saying that this can not be done as backup objects cannot be changed appears. What can I do?


For information, I have a MacBook Pro, and the hard drive in question is a LaCie one.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Sep 15, 2020 6:14 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2020 6:20 AM

If you are looking to delete from a backup, below link should help you.

Delete a file from your Time Machine backup disk - Apple Support

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Sep 15, 2020 6:51 AM in response to Sharhari

Thanks, didn't read carefully enough to notice that the OP wants to delete a file in the backup directly. Normally, one would delete the file on the internal drive and then it would eventually fall out of the backup. If a file is deleted from a backup but remains on the internal drive, it will just be added back to the external drive at the next backup.

Deleting files from hard drive

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