How do I delete an iMac back up from Time Capsule?

I am attempting to delete an iMac back-up (Bob's 20" iMac) which is located on my Time Capsule and I don't know if I'm doing it correctly.
In the Finder, I have located the backup as follows: Bob'sTime Capsule>Data> Bob's 20" iMac
I right-clicked Bob's 20" iMac and selected "Move to Trash"
A small Trash window has been chugging on my desktop for about 36 hours which ststes "Deleteing Bob's 20" iMac"
The size of the backup is 1.16 TB. Is this proceeding properly in which case I just need to be patient and wait for the process to finish?
Or, is therw another method I should use to delete said backup.
Thanks very much.

You are doing things the right way, so hang in there.
In general....if you are using an Ethernet connection between the Mac and the Time Capsule.....data will delete at a rate of about 30 GB per hour, so 1.2 TB...which is 1200 GB, will take require about 40 hours to delete the backup of the iMac.
If you are using wireless, unfortunately things will take, on average, about 3-4 times longer than using Ethernet. It all depends on the speed of your wireless connection.

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