OSX Time Machine: deletion of backup folders

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Published on 2014-08-24T08:46:29Z Indexed on 2014/08/24 10:23 UTC
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I saw this question and was hoping that someone could expand upon the chosen answer (which I understood):

Can you sudo mv Time Machine backup files as sudo from the trash to their original locations? I have tried doing this as root to no avail (operation not permitted).
If not, can you successfully rm them via the trash via the terminal, faster than what the endless 'preparing to empty the trash' dialog suggests, and
If you get the files back out of the trash can you tell if they are intact via disk utility (and how)
Can you force indexing on a Time Machine drive in the same way that you would a normal drive to rebuild the TM index?

I realize that a single answer could clarify all of the above, but I wanted to include details to be clear on what I am asking.

Thanks for any help.

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