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Time Machine utilizing excessive hard drive backup space.

I have a Synology file server that is maxed on disk space because of the three computers utilizing backup space. I reviewed the folders on the NAS share for each backup and there space used are as follows.

336 gigs computer1
380 gig computer2
633 gig computer3

I've attached a file indicating 96 gigs is available of 805 is available displayed on each computer. I really have no idea how many snapshots per computer are being performed and how to read the 96 gig message. I really need Time Machine to tone down the amount of space it is utilizing but have at least one valid snapshot. Can this be done?
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Ah nice, I missed the exclusions under options. Looks like it does a pretty good job exclude unnecessary data already. So Time Machine will automatically delete older backups if I reduce the quote size within my Synology?

strung

That is my understanding, but read Pondini thoroughly. He was the Time Machine Guru.

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