TMutil DisableLocal removed?

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TMutil DisableLocal removed?

REALLY Guys? The "Thin" command is all we have left?

We're getting sick of Apple deciding we're not smart enough to decide what we want with our computers. We HAVE external backups and have VERY REAL REASONS to disable "Local Snapshots!"

Maybe Apple should come out with a 'Pro' edition of the OS for IT managers that have to manage a fleet of 1500!!

Preferably, I would rather you GIVE US the ability do decide what we want enabled or disabled rather than two separate OS's

Current Pro Desktops

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 7:25 AM

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BDAqua

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Jan 29, 2020 8:05 AM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Yeah, Apple continually makes life difficult if you know anything about computers at all & soon I fear it'll be just as immutable as iOS.

Local Backups seem amusingly like adding more handles to the basket that your afraid the bottom will fall out of! :(

I wonder if you can disable TM & use a different/better backup method...

Carbon Copy Cloner...

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

Give Tri-Backup a try, it can do everything & far more than TM can do...

https://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.html

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Answer 2

macjack

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Jan 29, 2020 7:32 AM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Did you enter the command correctly?

sudo tmutil disablelocal

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Answer 3

BDAqua

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Jan 29, 2020 8:50 AM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Were just other users down here with you, I could provide a link to Apple Feedback, but we know how good that is.

Mostly we can't fix bugs or drawbacks, just sometimes find a way to work around them.

Maybe a script to turn on/off Auto Backup or delete the silly locals?

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Answer 4

Jan 29, 2020 11:47 AM in response to BDAqua

I did delete the locals, but they come back and start eating drive space, I but we need Time Machine on. I sent my complaint up to Apple Support AND through Feedback. Maybe if enough Mac users complain, they'll rethink this bit of stupidity.

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BDAqua

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Jan 30, 2020 9:46 AM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Also...

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8612572?answerId=34113080022#34113080022

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Jan 29, 2020 8:44 AM in response to BDAqua

With the massive fleet here, I'm afraid CCC isn't going to be a viable option. We will need to stay with Time Machine.

It's grossly annoying now that it's also on desktop units AND STILL can't be turned off, even when they all have dedicated back drives

Please pass our complaints up to the Idiot OS developers.

Thanks

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BDAqua

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Jan 29, 2020 12:30 PM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Yes if enough do, my guess is it takes 100,000,000 to get any action.

Ran across a cool link to a site to make a launchd plist to execute something at intervals of your choice...

http://launched.zerowidth.com/

No idea if this still works...

http://www.klieme.com/TimeMachineScheduler.html

https://tclementdev.com/timemachineeditor/

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Answer 8

Jan 30, 2020 11:44 AM in response to BDAqua

ALL,

I know how to delete them, and Thanks for the 'reschedule' plist generator, etc.

We need to run Time Machine, regularly, and the only thing I NEED to do is disable local snapshots.

As Apple adds and deletes stuff like this arbitrarily, without bothering to talk to any USERS!, we'll just have to wait until the OS people, be request, whim or flip of a coin, will fix this latest screw-up.

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BDAqua

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Jan 30, 2020 12:28 PM in response to Cyclonecomputer

Ok, good luck. :)

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Answer 10

Jan 29, 2020 7:39 AM in response to macjack

Disablelocal exists in OS X 10.12.6 and does not exist in OSX 10.13 If you do not believe me, go to terminal and type "man tmutil" when you're in 10.12, and then do the same in 10.13. The command 'disablelocal' does not come up.

Everyone who HAS complained about this on these discussion boards did not image it, or mistype it.

PS the 'disablelocal' HAS to be run in 'root,' like ALL 'disable' commands in 'tmutil.'

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