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trolle
Sep 12, 2011Aspirant
Error message when deleting sparsebundle in terminal
I installed a new hard disk in my MBP and it has 500 GB. My current setting on my NV+ for Timemachine was 300 GB, so I want to delete the current sparsebundle and set a new max limit in Frontview. I...
trolle
Sep 13, 2011Aspirant
How long should it take to delete a sparsebundle via the terminal via SSH?
I tried to delete the sparsebundle again this morning.
Entering: "rm -rf X (the TAB)" does not work and gives the same error messages as shown above
When I enter: "rm -rf (then type the full name of the sparsebundle)" it's been running for about 45-60 minutes, but I can't tell if it is working
The terminal just shows a carrot (>)
If I type a command, e.g. ls or cd, nothing happens.
I assume that the command is being executed, but I never use the terminal and am new to Macs so I am unsure.
I tried to delete the sparsebundle again this morning.
Entering: "rm -rf X (the TAB)" does not work and gives the same error messages as shown above
When I enter: "rm -rf (then type the full name of the sparsebundle)" it's been running for about 45-60 minutes, but I can't tell if it is working
The terminal just shows a carrot (>)
If I type a command, e.g. ls or cd, nothing happens.
I assume that the command is being executed, but I never use the terminal and am new to Macs so I am unsure.
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