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jsalba
Aspirant
Nov 19, 2015
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slow sparse bundle delete

i have a sparse bundle back up that i want to delete from my ReadyNAS duo. the deletion process has been going on now for 48 hours.   i think the process is still active.  how long should it take?  ...
Using with Backup to Disk Applications
  • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
    mdgm-ntgr
    Nov 23, 2015

    Deleting sparsebundles via AFP and SMB is slow, but as you have found will eventually complete.

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JennC
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 20, 2015

Hello jsalba,

 

Is there a Time Machine backup currently running with the NAS? If so, you may need to stop it.

 

Please also see this  deleting time machine backup topic on this forum if you are familiar with SSH.

 

Regards,

  • jsalba's avatar
    jsalba
    Aspirant
    Nov 23, 2015

    thanks for the help

     

    one of the two time machine sparse bundles that i was trying to delete finally disappeared after 72 hrs and the second after 96 hours.
    i had read the Netgear community posts on Time Machine in detail but was somewhat intimidated by the references to SSH

    • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
      mdgm-ntgr
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Nov 23, 2015

      Deleting sparsebundles via AFP and SMB is slow, but as you have found will eventually complete.

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