External Hard Drive says there is not enough space even though it is empty!
Hi,
I have just backed up all my data with Chronosync. I then selected all and put it in my trash, so my external hard drive would have enough space for a backup. But when I try to use Time Machine it says that the external hard drive still has all the data even when I put it in the trash. I do not want to empty the trash before I backup using Time Machine, just in case something happens. How do I get my external hard drive to show it is empty to Time Machine, so I can use it?
Thanks
Tim
moving stuff to trash doesn't remove it from a drive. It puts it in a hidden .Trash folder on that drive. you have to empty trash to reclaim space. even easier would be to reformat the drive if you have a lot of stuff to erase.
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