The Time Machine could not back up because the disk is nearly full

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 5, 2022 9:36 AM

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dialabrain

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Posted on Feb 5, 2022 9:50 AM

You need to either erase the Time Machine drive and start fresh or add a new drive to use.

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Feb 5, 2022 9:50 AM in response to sandali21

You need to either erase the Time Machine drive and start fresh or add a new drive to use.

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Feb 5, 2022 10:16 AM in response to sandali21

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