What is in the APFS Startup Snapshot (not a Time Machine local snapshot)? Does it contain a snapshot of the totality of my Mac? Like would it save things like browser caches, memory, swapfiles, or sleep images? I'm trying to recover a file with some financial information, and I'm wondering if I might be able to recover it from there.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.1
To recovery " financial information " you would need to have been using some type of Backup Software
If you have used or are using Time Machine Backup Utility you maybe able to Restore the Deleted Files
For future purposes
To truly protect your non replaceable Data
Have a 3-2-1 Rescue Plan in place and always current
3 Backups using 2 methods and 1 off site incase of natural disaster or un-natural disaster.
Each of the above should be done to a Dedicated Single Purposed External Drive
Below link is intended to augment what TM Backup does
As for the " APFS Startup Snapshot " and " I'm wondering if I might be able to recover it from there."
NO
This is technically the macOS operating system which resides in a sealed and read-only volume that can’t be opened by users or third-party applications.
You neither add nor remove anything from this Volume
I must leave for now
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Understood. Thank you.
Yes
Now I must leave for now and for user
Time to help my wife prep supper
I'm done here. Three of us have given you the same answer.
Unless there are more pertinent questions regarding the recovery of missing financial documents and AFPS Startup Snapshot Contents, should we consider this case closed?
AFPS Startup Snapshot Contents
