HT201250 I'm using a back-up drive because I need more space.
I have set up time machine, but it keeps saying that it will delete old backups?
If, for example, I wanted to delete my entire iphoto album because it is taking up too much room, will it still be there? Because, with the fact that it updates hourly and states that it will 'delete old back-ups' does that mean that at one point, the 'old back-up' that contains all my photos could disappear? Really need help here!! I'm finding it difficult to explain so if you need more explanation, then please let me know!!
Backups are extra copies of original files, in case there's a problem with the originals.
They are not extra space for the "overflow" that won't fit on your internal HD.
That's true of all backup apps, but since Time Machine does automatically delete things, you should never delete originals intentionally. Depending on when backups are run, the backup copies may be deleted in as little as 24 hours, or kept for as long as there's room on the backup drive.
For best results, you need another external HD to copy the "overflow" files to, then delete from your Mac's HD.
And have Time Machine back up both your Mac's internal HD and the storage drive.
Be sure to format a storage drive for a Mac, so Time Machine can back it up, per #1 in Using Disk Utility.
To have it backed-up by Time Machine, remove it from the exclusion list in Time Machine Preferences > Options, by selecting it and clicking the minus sign.
Most files can be just dragged to the storage drive via the Finder.
For some other files you might want to move, see:
Moving your iTunes Music folder
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