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Time Machine Backups.

I have a 2021 16" M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.1 with a 1TB HDD.


I surf the web, work on small spreadsheets and word docs. I create no content and download very little content. I use Mac apps very infrequently.


I plug my LaCie external drive into my Mac once per day to pull a Time Machine backup. Each day the backup is 12 GB or slightly more.


Given the fact I produce no content and download very little content, why are may backups so incredibally large?

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Posted on Jan 19, 2023 5:45 PM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2023 8:25 AM

jcdinco wrote:

I have a 2021 16" M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.1 with a 1TB HDD.

I surf the web, work on small spreadsheets and word docs. I create no content and download very little content. I use Mac apps very infrequently.

I plug my LaCie external drive into my Mac once per day to pull a Time Machine backup. Each day the backup is 12 GB or slightly more.

Given the fact I produce no content and download very little content, why are may backups so incredibally large?


Local Snapshots get moved to the external...(?)



About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support


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Jan 20, 2023 8:25 AM in response to jcdinco

jcdinco wrote:

I have a 2021 16" M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.1 with a 1TB HDD.

I surf the web, work on small spreadsheets and word docs. I create no content and download very little content. I use Mac apps very infrequently.

I plug my LaCie external drive into my Mac once per day to pull a Time Machine backup. Each day the backup is 12 GB or slightly more.

Given the fact I produce no content and download very little content, why are may backups so incredibally large?


Local Snapshots get moved to the external...(?)



About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support


Time Machine Backups.

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