Q: Time machine backups no longer include hidden system folder like /usr and /sbin
My Time Machine backups Aug - Oct seem complete. When I look at them I see all the expected folders and files. Starting in November key system folders disappeared: /sbin, /usr, /bin, etc. However, the non-hidden one are there: /Applications, /Library, etc. Later in November certain things show up again like /usr/share/man/whatis and /usr/share/man/ri, but nothing else under /usr/share. I've looked for all possible places where folders might be excluded and have found nothing.
I'm using Mavericks on a MacBook Pro with a Time Capsule. All software and firmware are completely up to date. I can't explain the behavior. If I take one example I can see /usr in the Nov 5 backup and it is fully populated. It is gone in the Nov 12 backup. In the Nov 19 backup it is back but only with /usr/share/man/whatis. There are no errors in my logs although my logs don't go back that far, so if something happened the week of Nov 5 I don't know.
Anyone with any guesses?
K-Family
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Posted on Dec 15, 2013 10:20 PM