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Figure 47—Making Time Machine delete a file from its backup
This is surprisingly easy to do. Start by browsing in Finder to the former
location of the file you want to eradicate from backups. Then click the Time
Machine icon at the top right of the screen, and if a backup is currently taking
place, click Stop Backing Up. Then click Enter Time Machine. Step back to
the most recent Time Machine backup in the timeline list on the right of
screen, locate the file you want to eradicate, and right-click. Select Delete All
Backups Of from the menu. You'll be warned this is a drastic action and
asked to enter your login password. See
Figure 47,
Making Time Machine
Click Cancel at the bottom left of the Time Machine window when you've
finished.
