HT201250 How can I determine which Time Machine backups can be deleted to free space on my backup device?
Time Machine keeps hourly backups for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups.
But are they all incremental or full backups?
How can I determine which can be deleted to free space on my backup device?
Thanks.
Thanks.
So, if TimeMachine only makes one full backup the first time a backup is taken, and then automatically removes backups as space is needed, is there a danger that there can come a point where no single restore point exists?
I find Apple's lack of detail around this topic disappointing. It's such an important thing.
I guess TimeMachine doesn't work quite how I want it too. Seems to be true of so many Apple products!
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It seems to me that Time Machine used to display an option to "Browse other Time Machine backups."
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<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" applicationComplete="init();" backgroundGradientColors="[#000033, #000033]" backgroundGradientAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]">
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<![CDATA[
//Import Papervision Classes
import org.papervision3d.scenes.*;
import org.papervision3d.cameras.*;
import org.papervision3d.objects.*;
import org.papervision3d.objects.primitives.*;
import org.papervision3d.materials.*;
import org.papervision3d.materials.shadematerials.*;
import org.papervision3d.materials.utils.MaterialsList;
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import org.papervision3d.render.*;
import org.papervision3d.view.*;
import org.papervision3d.events.*;
import org.papervision3d.core.*;
import org.papervision3d.lights.PointLight3D;
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//left.enabled=true;
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for each (var arrayPlane:Object in planeArray)
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arrayPlane.addEventListener(InteractiveScene3DEvent.OBJECT_PRESS, toggler);
private function rotateCube(object:Object):void
//object.rotationX = 0;
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private function addEventListeners():void{
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, render);
//Enter Frame Listener function
private function render(e:Event):void{
renderer.renderScene(scene, camera, viewport);
camera.x = Math.cos(angleX) * 800;
camera.z = Math.sin(angleX) * 800;
private function moveRight():void
dest++;
Tweener.addTween(this, {angleX:dest*anglePer, time:0.5});
//goBack();
private function moveLeft():void
dest--;
Tweener.addTween(this, {angleX:dest*anglePer, time:0.5});
//goBack();
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Canvas width="1014" height="661">
<mx:Canvas id="pv3dCanvas" x="503" y="20" width="400" height="204" borderColor="#110101" backgroundColor="#841414" alpha="1.0" backgroundAlpha="0.57">
</mx:Canvas>
<mx:Button x="804" y="232" label="right" id="right" click="moveRight(),goBack()"/>
<mx:Button x="582" y="232" label="left" id="left" click="moveLeft(),goBack()" />
</mx:Canvas>
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public static const OBJECT_OUT:String = "mouseOut";
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* @eventType mouseMove
public static const OBJECT_MOVE:String = "mouseMove";
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* @eventType mousePress
public static const OBJECT_PRESS:String = "mousePress";
* Dispatched when a container in the ISM receives a MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASE event
* @eventType mouseRelease
public static const OBJECT_RELEASE:String = "mouseRelease";
* Dispatched when the main container of the ISM is clicked
* @eventType mouseReleaseOutside
public static const OBJECT_RELEASE_OUTSIDE:String = "mouseReleaseOutside";
* Dispatched when a container is created in the ISM for drawing and mouse interaction purposes
* @eventType objectAdded
public static const OBJECT_ADDED:String = "objectAdded";
public var displayObject3D :DisplayObject3D = null;
public var sprite :Sprite = null;
public var face3d :Triangle3D = null;
public var x :Number = 0;
public var y :Number = 0;
public var renderHitData:RenderHitData;
public function InteractiveScene3DEvent(type:String, container3d:DisplayObject3D=null, sprite:Sprite=null, face3d:Triangle3D=null,x:Number=0, y:Number=0, renderhitData:RenderHitData = null, bubbles:Boolean=false, cancelable:Boolean=false)
super(type, bubbles, cancelable);
this.displayObject3D = container3d;
this.sprite = sprite;
this.face3d = face3d;
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.renderHitData = renderhitData;
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