Will Time Machine backup my local web server and terminal config? If not, how can I backup these configs?

Will Time Machine backup my local web server and terminal config? If not, how can I backup these configs?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 20, 2023 12:44 PM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2023 2:13 PM

saoud246 wrote:
Will Time Machine backup my local web server and terminal config? If not, how can I backup these configs?

Yes.


Assuming you did not tell Time Machine to exclude folders/directories that include that information (very few people exclude anything).


And if you use Migration Assistant when moving to a new Mac, it will transfer your Terminal related config information, but Apache information in /etc may not transferred via Migration Assistant. Time Machine should still have it and you can get is manually.


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Jun 20, 2023 2:13 PM in response to saoud246

saoud246 wrote:
Will Time Machine backup my local web server and terminal config? If not, how can I backup these configs?

Yes.


Assuming you did not tell Time Machine to exclude folders/directories that include that information (very few people exclude anything).


And if you use Migration Assistant when moving to a new Mac, it will transfer your Terminal related config information, but Apache information in /etc may not transferred via Migration Assistant. Time Machine should still have it and you can get is manually.


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