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Modifying Time Machine backup

I'm setting up a new Time Machine backup because... well, because *curses watchdog errors*


It's underway at the moment, and I was wondering if the backup is fixed? As in, when Time Machine prepares the backup it has that amount to backup there (961.73GB) - if I delete some files while it's backing up, will those deleted files also be backed up or will that first backup still have those files?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 22, 2021 5:45 AM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2021 10:44 AM

Once TM has completed a full backup it will contain any file you delete later. The next new incremental backups after you delete the file will not

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Modifying Time Machine backup

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