Time Capsule shows too much used space

new to the forum. just replaced the 2 year old hard drive in my 24" iMac. restored from TC, roughly 120GB's. now TM wants to backup the same amount onto the TC. that led me to check the TC settings and found that there's already 250GB's currently being used. it should only be 120GB's which is what was on my iMac's hard drive before i replaced it. how do i delete duplicate backups on the TC and how do i keep my iMac from wanting to backup all 120GB's again?

rdgarza wrote:
new to the forum.
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
just replaced the 2 year old hard drive in my 24" iMac. restored from TC, roughly 120GB's. now TM wants to backup the same amount onto the TC. that led me to check the TC settings and found that there's already 250GB's currently being used. it should only be 120GB's which is what was on my iMac's hard drive before i replaced it.
No, that's not how Time Machine works. It doesn't just keep copies of the current contents of your system; it keeps "archive" copies of things you've changed or deleted, too. That, of course, requires additional space.
You might want to review the Time Machine Tutorial
and perhaps browse Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.
how do i delete duplicate backups on the TC
You can delete individual backups, or the entire sparse bundle, if you really want to. See #Q5 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
and how do i keep my iMac from wanting to backup all 120GB's again?
You can't. It's a new drive, and Time Machine's whole role in life is to back up whatever's new: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338
Connect via Ethernet for that, if at all possible. It will be much faster.

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