Time Machine sparse bundle smaller than MacHD?

Hello,


I just ran a time machine backup (to a time capsule), the first one on this drive. I am concerned it is not working properly. I have selected to exclude only my iTunes folder, leaving a backup size of 135 GB. The backup is complete, and the Sparse Disk Image Bundle size is 90 GB.


Why is there a 45 GB difference between the size of what is supposed to be backed up and the backup?


Thanks for any help.



-MS

Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Dec 2, 2011 6:08 AM

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Dec 4, 2011 8:03 AM in response to Madvillain

Madvillain wrote:


Using WhatSize I have found a 34.5 GB Adobe Camera Raw cache located in:

users/me/library/caches/adobe_camera_raw


Is this it?

Bingo! 🙂


When I look using the finder, I don't see this. My library at the top level has a very small cache, and there is no library associated with my user.

Ah, but there is. Apple decided to hide it from us mere mortals. 😟


  • May be seen by holding Option while selecting Go in the Finder menubar.
  • May be made permanently visible by copying and pasting chflags nohidden ~/Library via Terminal (in your Applications/Utilities folder). Must be repeated after software updates.
  • May also be made permanent by dragging it into a Finder sidebar.



Your app is good.

It's not mine! (Wish it was 😉 ).

Dec 4, 2011 8:25 AM in response to Madvillain

Madvillain wrote:


Thanks for all the excellent, excellent help.

You're quite welcome. Glad it's sorted out.


Since you seem to know a lot about computers, do you know much about .php? I am looking to learn how to customize my website and I'd like to find a good book or site for a beginner learning PHP.

No, sorry, I've not learned much about that stuff. I built my website with iWeb, which requires no HTML at all (but you can insert some for extra functions). Its really a shame that Apple has abandoned it -- it has its limitations and quirks, but there's no easier way to build a website.

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