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Does Time Machine backup my apps as well as my data?

I understand that TM does regular (hourly, etc) backups. I didn't see where it would first take an image of the drive. Is that not a thing?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 3, 2023 4:38 PM

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Niel

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Posted on Mar 3, 2023 4:42 PM

Time Machine will back up applications you've added, but in Big Sur and newer, not ones that are part of the system; in the event the OS needs to be reinstalled, they're restored with it. It also doesn't create an image of the drive.

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