Archive vs Recovery backup suggestions and help request

Hello all, I've been using a TIme Capsule (1 TB) for 9 months to backup 3 Macs on my home network. I am very happy with it. It is starting to get close to full though. 2 of my Macs are minimal recovery types of backups. The other has a lot of info that my intent was to archive - something like 400GB of videos/photos/audio that I do not need access to and really should just be backed up to a separate hard disk. I also have a secondary backup of this data on a separate hard disk already (I like to keep 2 copies just in case). So, the question is, is there a way to prune these files off of the Time Capsule without destroying the backups for the other 2 Macs? I don't mind wiping the backups for this Mac and starting fresh if necessary. So for instance, can I simply go in to Backups.backupdb and delete the top most folder for this Mac (called "Big iMac")? Then I would reconfigure Time Machine to not include the files I do not want to backup to the Time Capsule (they are all on an external HD mounted on this Mac so that is very easy to remove from the backup list)?
Thanks in advance!
Michael

mhackney wrote: The other has a lot of info that my intent was to archive - something like 400GB of videos/photos/audio that I do not need access to and really should just be backed up to a separate hard disk.
You should not be using Time Machine as an archive app. As soon as you start to run out of space, TM will begin to delete old backups that are no longer present on your system. If your intent was was delete the photos/vids/audio from your main machine depending on TM to have this accessible ad infinitum, you are setting yourself up for a major disappointment. Turn off TM and figure out where you can properly archive these files before it is lost forever.
I don't mind wiping the backups for this Mac and starting fresh if necessary. So for instance, can I simply go in to Backups.backupdb and delete the top most folder for this Mac (called "Big iMac")? Then I would reconfigure Time Machine to not include the files I do not want to backup to the Time Capsule (they are all on an external HD mounted on this Mac so that is very easy to remove from the backup list)?
You can open Finder and click on the TM icon on the dock. You can delete the backup or the individual folders via the Gears button to reclaim some space.

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