How to remove old backup files from time machine? Lion OSx

Hi everyone,
I am just wondering how to efficiently and safely remove the old backup files from time machine? I tried once with command, but it damaged my extra-disk... Does Lion OSx have fixed that?
Many thanks
Hong

Blue-
Time Machine will automatically delete back-ups as the need for space arises. If you want to delete a certain file (application, document, whatever) and have it gone for good you can do that as well.
The best place on the web for information about Time Machine is...
http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
...it covers everything!
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Tks for the help. Tried to eliminate duplicates. Copy below.
6/11/14 3:07:33.458 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Found 2332 files (193.66 GB) needing backup
6/11/14 3:07:33.488 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: 219.71 GB required (including padding), 539.32 GB available
6/11/14 3:09:42.200 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Copied 1201 items (51.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD. Linked 2894.
6/11/14 3:10:14.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:10:17.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:10:30.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:10:30.072 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Home Videos/2013 Trip To Kate and Jason - Large 1.m4v to (null)
6/11/14 3:10:44.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:10:57.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:10:57.327 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Home Videos/2013 Trip To Kate and Jason - Large.m4v to (null)
6/11/14 3:11:09.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:11:22.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:11:22.394 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Home Videos/IMG_0378.m4v to (null)
6/11/14 3:11:57.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:12:09.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:12:09.872 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Home Videos/IMG_0398.m4v to (null)
6/11/14 3:12:44.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:13:05.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:13:05.959 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/AAA 2.4.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:13:23.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:13:51.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:13:51.325 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Air Sharing 3.4.3.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:14:18.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:14:51.289 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Angie's List 3.0.2.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:15:16.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:15:29.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:15:34.517 PM secd[422]: SecErrorGetOSStatus unknown error domain: com.apple.security.sos.error for error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
6/11/14 3:15:34.517 PM secd[267]: SecErrorGetOSStatus unknown error domain: com.apple.security.sos.error for error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
6/11/14 3:15:34.517 PM secd[267]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler EscrowSecurityAl[581] DeviceInCircle The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
6/11/14 3:15:34.517 PM secd[422]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler EscrowSecurityAl[580] DeviceInCircle The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
6/11/14 3:15:51.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:15:51.643 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/AP Mobile 6.2.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:15:54.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:16:19.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:16:19.908 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Apple Store 120269.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:16:35.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:16:50.710 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[533]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
6/11/14 3:16:53.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:17:00.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:17:00.552 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Archetype 1.6.2.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:17:10.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:25:47.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:25:47.887 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Bloomberg 3.0.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:26:01.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:26:13.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:26:13.942 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Calculator 3.4.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:26:26.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:26:26.509 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Camera Zoom 3.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:26:39.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:26:52.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:26:52.108 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Cards 2.0.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:27:14.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:27:17.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:27:29.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:27:29.606 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Casino 2.5.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:27:47.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:28:00.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:28:00.327 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Clear Day 2.6.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:28:14.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:30:37.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:30:49.085 PM xpcproxy[629]: assertion failed: 13D65: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
6/11/14 3:30:49.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:30:50.194 PM syncdefaultsd[628]: Fixing push token
6/11/14 3:30:52.507 PM xpcproxy[632]: assertion failed: 13D65: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
6/11/14 3:31:02.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:35:30.676 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Collection HD 1.7.ipa to (null)
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6/11/14 3:36:29.651 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/eCardExpress 2.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:36:52.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
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6/11/14 3:49:21.393 PM WindowServer[128]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x04280300 device: 0x7f8ef9d04e00 isBackBuffered: 1 numComp: 3 numDisp: 3
6/11/14 3:49:21.731 PM launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"System Preferences" asn:0x0-44044 pid:509 refs=7 @ 0x7fb5b9443730 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x45045 pid=513 "com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100019/0x186b3 queue
6/11/14 3:49:21.731 PM WindowServer[128]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to System Preferences, psn 0x0-0x44044, securitySessionID=0x186b3, err=-13066
6/11/14 3:49:21.733 PM WindowServer[128]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7f8ef9e94e00(2001)
6/11/14 3:49:21.795 PM WindowServer[128]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7f8ef9e94e00(2001)
6/11/14 3:49:29.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:50:48.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:50:48.546 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/GarageBand 1.1.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:51:01.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:51:13.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:51:26.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:51:38.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:51:51.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:52:03.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:52:16.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:52:29.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:52:41.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:52:55.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:53:07.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:53:07.747 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Glympse 2.22.444.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:53:20.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:53:32.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:53:32.869 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Stopping backup.
6/11/14 3:53:32.869 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media/itunes Media/Mobile Applications/Golf Channel 3.7.2.ipa to (null)
6/11/14 3:53:33.357 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Copied 127 items (2.24 GB) from volume Media. Linked 0.
6/11/14 3:53:33.376 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Copy stage failed with error:11
6/11/14 3:53:34.607 PM com.apple.backupd[532]: Backup failed with error 11: 11
6/11/14 3:55:53.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:56:05.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:56:18.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.
6/11/14 3:56:33.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1s2: I/O error.

How do you retrieve individual files from Time Machine?

If a file original is lost or becomes corrupted, is there anyway to retrieve that individual files from Time Machine? If so, how?

ElRay (Amazingly, not the 1st) wrote:
SharonZ wrote:
Time Machine finds that file, and not other files that meet the criteria. BUT...
That's not what TM was doing. My search criteria was "by filename", however when I try to go backwards in TM, that limit is lost and it appears to be returning every file in the rolled-up weekly archive. This is especially odd, because I have since determined that the file was actually corrupted before TM was running, so there should be only one version of the file in TM's archives.
No, it was a file sitting on my disk. Email was mentioned, because the fact that every email in every junk folder appears as a separate item to be restored, which is what triggers that little "too many files to show you at one time" issue.
So your name search returned lots of junk mail items. I shudder to think what the file name was that you were searching for! <g>
Also: you can tell Time Machine to ignore your junk mail if you've filtered the junk mail in Mail into a different folder/box.
I figured that one out. I had used Spotlight to find the junk mailboxes, but couldn't, only the messages "labeled" junk. I had to use 'find' in Terminal.app to actually find Mail's junk & spam folders.
Yeah, it's hard to find stuff when you don't know where it is <g>. In general, though, for these kinds of things, always think: "Library" which is where SO many pieces of programs are stored. Of course, there's lots of Library folders, so your first job is to decide: system or user level? Realizing more than one user account could have email setups, you can assume the path you need starts at the User level. So, you start at Home[UserName]/Library. Scanning that Library folder, you see a Mail folder (aha!). Checking out that folder, you might first suspect the Mailboxes subfolder, but you'll soon see that it has the mailboxes you've defined for sorting your mail; so, you continue to scan the Mail folder and you see a folder with your email address on it (or multiple folders, one for each of your emails). Open one of those and, ta da! You see something labeled junk.mbox.
You've already found your Junk mail, of course, but I'm suggesting this as a general approach, especially for other readers of this thread, who might not want to touch Terminal.
But, back to one of your initial problems: TM seemed to lose your search criteria. Do you think it was related to the high number of " hits"? Does it work for you otherwise, when you search for something less general?

How can you restore your backup files from time machine?

Hi how can you restore your backup files on your mac book pro from time machine? i lost all my pic and files on my phone and then restored it from the last back up which was when i lost all my files i dont know what i did? someone please help!
Thank You
Jon

YOu might get more info if you post in the MAC forum.

How do i selectively chose files from time machine to my mac which had to be wiped out by the genius (who I cant get to come to my house to help!)

HELP
How do I selectively select files and programs from TimeMachine to put back on my macbook pro?
it had to be wiped out by a genius who unfortunately will not come to my house to fix - no matter how much cash I offer

This page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
this section:
• Restoring data from Time Machine backups - Restoring specific files of folders

How to remove an external drive from time machine backup

In time machine I also backup to an external drive. I recently bought a new external drive and thats working fine. However, it still wants to backup to my previous drive which I dont want to use. In time machine preferences I see the old and new drive listed. Both are greyed out so I cannot deselect the older drive.
Suggestions?

mhattonmd wrote:
So when I open time machine preferences I see time machine and both external drives listed. If I click on options I see both external drives but I cant select either as they are both greyed out.
If you see them both listed on the initial screen of TM prefs, they are both selected as backup drives. They are not being backed up. They are being used by Time Machine as a destination. You need to use “Select Disk…” to remove the external drives from the destination drives. Select Disk does not choose the drives you want to back up. It chooses the drives you wan to back up to.

How to remove old Windows files from partition other than C ?

hello , i have recently installed windows 7 but it installed on driver D then i reinstalled it on C but i can't get rid of the old program files and windows files located on D ... tried normal delete but keep telling that i need trusted installer permission
So , i was just wondering if i'll ever be able to delete these files ?

Try this
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/how-do-i-remove-the-windows-old-folder
or try taking the permission and then delete..
Learn How to Take or Assign Ownership of
Files and Folders
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff404240.aspx
File and Folder Permissions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx
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IWeb on macbook pro with mavericks cannot import old iWeb files from time machine back up

Hi! The apple store completely wiped my macbook and installed mavericks. I made a time machine back up before bringing it in to be completely wiped. Computer had bad software so they recommended me to handpick items and bring them over to new operating system without completly putting the entire time machine back up on it.
So I did but my only concern is Iweb. Now I got Iweb back installed in mavericks I cannot seem to import any files from my back up to my application in my renewed computer with mavericks. I searched for .domains, sites and sites2 but I cannot extract anything and I still have some old websites stored with Iweb and use the application quite a bit...
Can anyone help?
Thanks a million....

Not sure what you mean by extract but this might help;
If you're running Lion or later the Home/Library folder is invisible and that's where the domian files are located. That folder will be invisible in the TM backups also. Therefore you can extract Domain files one at a time out of the TM backups for import into iPhoto. You would do it as follows:
1 - download and run Find Any File to search for a file named ".site".
FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages.
2 - the search can take a while due to the structure of the TM backups.
3 - select the backup from which you want to recover the Domain file.
4 - drag the file from the search results window to the Desktop.
If you recover more than one Domain file be sure to rename them after dragging to the Desktop so that you don't overwrite one with the next.
5 - you can put the Domain file(s) in your Home/LIbrary/Application Support/iWeb folder but will have to make the library visible as follows:
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible in Lion or Mt. Lion enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Optionsmenu to bring the this window:
To open your domain file in Lion or Mountain Lion or to switch between multiple domain files Cyclosaurus has provided us with the following script that you can make into an Applescript application with Script Editor. Open Script Editor, copy and paste the script below into Script Editor's window and save as an application.
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.iWeb iWebDefaultsDocumentPath -boolean no"delay 1
tell application "iWeb" to activate
You can download an already compiled version with this link: iWeb Switch Domain.
Just launch the application, find and select the domain file in your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder that you want to open and it will open with iWeb. It modifies the iWeb preference file each time it's launched so one can switch between domain files.
WARNING: iWeb Switch Domain will overwrite an existing Domain.sites2 file if you select to create a new domain in the same folder. So rename your domain files once they've been created to something other than the default name.
OT

Unlock / Access BACKUP files from Time Machine????

I have a 2nd User Account for "work only". I am preparing to do a clean install of Mavericks and the Time Machine backup files will not let me access them form my main account in the Backup folder.
They have the red circle with - sign in lower right corner. I have CHANGED them from READ ONLY to EVERYONE, but cannot access them from main account.
I can access them from the 2nd user account, no problem...but my master account, no. How can i unlock these files so after i do my clean install, i can access these files???
Thanks

Well what happened was my laptop ran into 2 kernel panics within 2 days (I posted a question here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/25605663#25605663). Which sent ME into a panic. I couldn't trust myself to go any further so I went to the Apple store who then helped did an erase/install for me because they suspect it could be a software issue (maybe it was missing codes or something) and suggested that it would be best for me to drag/drop restore my stuff manually. I'm not very keen on a full system restore either because I know there are some system files which I'd rather not have sticking around (like com.rims which are super stubborn to get rid of) and which could even have been the source of my trouble right now.
I was reading through every single page of Pondini's articles and I'm couldn't find anything which said I could just restore the apps in my apps folder without transferring anything else (ie. the library folder in the macintosh hd folder) since i'm assuming anything from the library folder of the user would be obsolete if I choose not to restore those files using setup assistant. But I'm more reluctant about not using setup assistant for restoring my apps because I don't know how bad it will turn out. Not to mention I won't know if they would restore system root files that should've been long gone since I uninstalled them.

Restoring backup files from Time Machine without system preference/Library files

Hi all. I recently ran into some trouble with my MBP and had the Apple store do a erase/install for me. At the time when I got my laptop back, I was told it would be best if I transferred my files including applications the drag and drop way to avoid restoring library/system files that could've been the cause of the problem in the first place. I'm currently still at the setup assistant stage and I'm really unsure of what to do to be honest because I'm under the impression that my application settings would pretty much be gone if I did the drag and drop method.
I read that setup assistant transfers only files that you want but I also read something from user Pondini that the Library files are automatically restored even if I unchecked everything. Which is problematic since that's what I want to avoid in the first place. If possible can anyone recommend a better option for my dilemma? I've read in one of the forum boards that dragging and dropping files can also cause some problems with how applications will work and I really don't want to have to deal with that after the trouble I'm going through with this. Is there a way to just restore Applications and the user folder (desktop, documents, downloads, etc) without including the library system files and folders through setup assistant?
Or do I really have to deal with dragging and dropping files instead? Would you recommend doing the stars wars method of Time Machine and picking only the files I want? Would that be most advisable?
Also, it would be really helpful if anyone can explain to me what the "other files and folders" mean exactly. Thanks very much!

Well what happened was my laptop ran into 2 kernel panics within 2 days (I posted a question here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/25605663#25605663). Which sent ME into a panic. I couldn't trust myself to go any further so I went to the Apple store who then helped did an erase/install for me because they suspect it could be a software issue (maybe it was missing codes or something) and suggested that it would be best for me to drag/drop restore my stuff manually. I'm not very keen on a full system restore either because I know there are some system files which I'd rather not have sticking around (like com.rims which are super stubborn to get rid of) and which could even have been the source of my trouble right now.
I was reading through every single page of Pondini's articles and I'm couldn't find anything which said I could just restore the apps in my apps folder without transferring anything else (ie. the library folder in the macintosh hd folder) since i'm assuming anything from the library folder of the user would be obsolete if I choose not to restore those files using setup assistant. But I'm more reluctant about not using setup assistant for restoring my apps because I don't know how bad it will turn out. Not to mention I won't know if they would restore system root files that should've been long gone since I uninstalled them.

How can I transfer 2GB files from OS9 machine to OSX machine ??

So I need to transfer MPEG video files greater than 2GB in size from my encoding system to my file server. Encoding system cannot run OSX, so is currently running OS 9.2.2, but file server is running OS 10.4 (NOT OS Server, just regular OS). What is the best approach to this? FTP through network? Is there an utility that will take Apple Talk out of the picture?
Much Thanks to whomever can help!

If you have Ethernet cabling, you can use Apple File Sharing. In older Mac OS, the software is installed automatically when an Ethernet interface is detected at install time.
Although 10.4 and later are not willing to share using AppleTalk, 10.4 and later are certainly willing to share using IP, which has been available since AppleShare Chooser extension v 3.7 (readily useable in OS 7.5.3).
Starting from the older Mac, use the "Server IP Address" button that appears when AppleShare is selected in the Chooser, and enter the IP Address of the more modern Mac. \[If your older Mac is running OS 9 or uses ShareWay IP, you can start from either Mac]
A dialog appears requiring you to enter the Username and Password for the Mac whose files you will be accessing in order to share its Files or Folders. The items being shared are then mounted on the Desktop of the Mac originating the request as "Network Drives" and can be fully manipulated with the Finder.
This illustrated tutorial can be very helpful:
http://homepage.mac.com/car1son/os9xnet_nfilesharing.html
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Cannot copy files from Time Machine

Hi,
I wanted to trash all my Time Machine Files yesterday but when I tried to empty the trash, my Mac started to count all the files on the trash for so long that I decided to undo that. So, I opened the trash and decided to move back again all my Time Machine back up files into the original disk where they where. My Mac started to count all the files and it did not stopped since then? What can I do to resolve this issue, since my Mac has been counting files since very late last night and it's been doing this ever since: it's been counting for at least one day?
Can I stop the process and do something else, I would not like to damage my disk or something else. I know I should have taken a «reformat» option instead but right now I do not know if I can stop this process or should I let it run for I do not know how long???
Please help!
Thanks
Robert
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Hi,
After consideration of all this precious time spent, I've decided finally to call at Apple support even if my Apple Care coverage had expired for so many years. The 35$ fee for a month services was largely worth the call and the service I received... So, with the help of a well trained expert, I got the job done very fast et efficiently! Mind you, I had to insist to be in the hand of a good expert before doing anything, this was a "must" in my case...
After explaining my problem to this expert I realized that I was in good hands: he knew what was the problem and he really made my call worth all the money. I agreed to share my screen with him and we started with Terminal.
First:
I emptied the trash by typing the proper command in Terminal. I tried it before but it wasn't working since all my backup files from Time Machine where not on my local disk, they where on another internal disk. With his help, I identified the proper disk and when Terminal executed the command, it was done in no time. Sweet, no more counting! But my files where still on the trash, no one could tell how long this would take to trash everything. I had a zillion files in my Backup from Time Machine!
Second:
So, I asked my expert: "since we don't know how long will this process will take, will reformatting the disk, be better and will this save time? Is it possible since all my files on this disk are in the trash? He said: "Yes it will work even if your files are in the trash". Ok, let's do it! So, I've stopped the process after a few minutes and started Disk Utility. I then identified the volume and hit the "erase" button.
Voilà, the job was done perfectly after 2 minutes, my disk was clean.
Conclusion:
Is it both actions that did the job, I cannot say. But in my case, it worked perfectly. I know, I should have reformat my disk first, it would have save me so much time.
May my mistake serve other users in the futur! If anyone would like the command codes I used in Terminal, feel free to ask.
Live long and prosper Mr. Technician!
Robert M.
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