Comments on: Setup a size limit for Time Machine backup volumes https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/ Unveil hidden macOS (OS X) features Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Matthias https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-33430 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-33430 In reply to Steve White.

You don’t have the required permissions. Try “sudo defaults write …” instead.

]]> By: Limit the size of a Time Machine backup | Die wunderbare Welt von Isotopp https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-8131 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:22:35 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-8131 […] http://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes […]

]]> By: heidilux https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-7479 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:52:17 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-7479 In reply to bgut.

This is most certainly the easiest way to do it if you can assign disk quotas to users. Cheers!

]]> By: Jay https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-7049 Wed, 29 May 2013 22:47:09 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-7049 In reply to Jay.

Well, du came in overnight with a report back of 289 GB, so my earlier report isn’t accurate… yet. Will come back with a conclusive report once that pushes 300 GB.

]]> By: Jay https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-7036 Wed, 29 May 2013 12:16:44 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-7036 I do not believe this works. I’m testing under 10.8.3. I have the value set to 307200 (which should be 300 GB):

$ defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine MaxSize
307200

However, the Finder reports the size of the sparsebundle as 317 GB. I’m running du on the contents of the backup directory right now to be sure, but that’ll take ages. If that finishes with a value less than 300 GB, I’ll post back, but otherwise, I don’t think this key is observed any more.

]]> By: Marcin https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-5380 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:08:05 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-5380 In 10.8.2
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine MaxSize […]
seems to work 🙂

]]> By: bgut https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-5316 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:31:58 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-5316 there is easier way (in my point of view). i got also nas with over 4 tb space. i created user mac-backup on my nas. in user preferences i limited disk usage to 300gb. when time maschine connected to my nas using mac-backup as login it said that there is only 300gb free space.

to be honest this post took me more time than configure my nas.

Regards.

]]> By: Jason https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-4686 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-4686 I got the same error as above (I have 10.7), but adding sudo to the beginning of the line appears to have gotten the job done. Like Daniel says, now it’s time to just see what TM does.

]]> By: Daniel https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-4494 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:39:43 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-4494 The command does work with 10.8.
I’ll wait and see what my TM does 😉

Tried using sudo?

Regards.

]]> By: Stef https://www.defaults-write.com/setup-a-size-limit-for-time-machine-backup-volumes/#comment-4410 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:53:21 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=799#comment-4410 In reply to Steve White.

Same here.

The command no longer works with 10.8.x … the pref file does not exist anymore.

Any ideas how to set the limit anyway?

Bests

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