Time Machine does not automatically create local snapshots
Hi guys, I received my new MBP several days ago, and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to have Time Machine create local snapshots without an external SSD so that things don't get lost before I get my hands on some. Any help is much appreciated!
Problem:
Time Machine does not automatically create local snapshots despite "Backup up automatically" being checked. No periodic backups are seen in Time Machine itself or in Disk Utility "show[ing] APFS snapshots".
Things I've tried:
- in Time Machine preference, turn on "Back up automatically", which obvious didn't work because an external disk is required (per Apple's official doc).
- in console:
- run "tmutil enable" to turn on automatic backup. This seems to have worked since the "Back up automatically" box was checked in the preference GUI after running the command (reference).
- run "tmutil localsnapshot" to create a couple of ad hoc snapshots. This also worked as evidenced by output of "tmutil listlocalsnapshots /".
System specs just in case:
- Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559)
- M1 Max MBP, 10 CPU, 32 GPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB storage
Disclaimer:
- System disk space is nowhere near full
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.0
