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Time Machine Creating New Backup Drive Every Backup

I don't know how to describe this, so here's a screenshot:



Every time a new backup happens, it creates a new file like this.


I recently used a new hard drive to start time machine backups from scratch (the old hard drive crashed), and now I see all these different backups.


Is this normal? What the heck is happening? lol


OS is macOS Monterey.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 31, 2022 8:17 AM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2022 12:42 PM

I started a new ™ right on Big Sur right before upgrading to Monterey. MY ™ disk looks like


This started with Big Sur. See:

https://eclecticlight.co/2020/06/29/apfs-changes-in-big-sur-how-time-machine-backs-up-to-apfs-and-more/

Edited to add last part

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Time Machine Creating New Backup Drive Every Backup

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