Time Machine Cleanup

Script

• By default, it erases all backups older than 30 days. Adjust as desired.

Usage

$ ./tm-cleanup.py
This script must be run as root!
$ sudo ./tm-cleanup.py
Removing old Time Machine Backups for older than 30 days, 0:00:00
Deleting: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/****/2021-01-18-045413
Deleted (349.3M): /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/****/2021-01-18-045413
Total deleted: 349.3M
Elapsed time: 0:28:55.890715
Finished!

References

• https://gist.github.com/adamstac/1350066
• https://gist.github.com/appler1009/adf230249d1f1e983986b95756d37a77
• https://gist.github.com/blanboom/014654c2e1b858359fada810ca5215d4
• https://gist.github.com/ferthalangur/8e54880ba406e609dec2
• https://gist.github.com/linjer/a2da823718de9ba28373

LICENSE

CC-0