HT201250 Time Capsule won't backup 2nd computer.

I have a Time Capsule 802.11n (3rd Gen). I have been backing up my Macbook Pro for over a year. Recently when I tried to backup my wife's desktop Mac, Time Machine gave me this message: "This backup is too large for the backup disk". Time Capsule contines to accept new backups from my laptop by deleting earlier data. Any suggestions how to handle this?

anthonyitaliano
Re: Is anyone else having problems backing up to time capsule after installing OS X Maverick?
Oct 28, 2013 12:49 PM (in response to jlross)
i did, but i rebooted the time capsule by pulling the ac cord from the outlet, waiting 30 seconds, and then plugging it in again.
my wifi seemed to return to normal (so far) and i was able to do a full backup, wireless, which took about 2 hours, without my wifi crashing, which i considered a miracle.
don't get me started on all the other problems though. i highly rec

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