Macbook pro harddrive is full.

I have a 3TB Time Capsule and for some reason it won't back up to the Time Capsule so instead it backs up to my internal harddrive on my Macbook Pro and it is now full. I know that there is a way to make your computer stop backing up to the local harddrive by typing something into the terminal but I can't remember what it is, can anyone help me?

If your Time Capsule isn't backing up properly, I wouldn't disable those local snapshots: I'd find the root (no pun intended) reason why the TC isn't working. I use Time Machine, but on an external drive, so I can't tell you much about TC. You might want to take a look at Pondoni's Time Machine FAQs at http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html. He has some information there regarding TC's and TM in general.
Rather than risk losing valuable data, I'd re-enable TM local snapshots unless your drive is just really FULL and won't function properly. Your real problem isn't Time Machine, from what you write, but rather your Time Capsule. I would get it checked out ASAP if you can't find the answers that you need from Pondoni.
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