HT203156: About Photo Cache folders

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WantonDevious
Level 1 (4 points)
Mac OS X

Q: Why on EARTH is Time Machine backing up these caches?

I just had a 15GB backup start on my machine, after systematically removing any possible stuff that shouldnt being backed up.

 

I ran tmutil compare -s

 

and Lo-and-Behold:

 

/Users/$USER/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/iPod Photo Cache

 

Why on EARTH is this not in the standard exclude list?

Safari, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Jul 12, 2016 7:21 PM

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WantonDevious

Q: Why on EARTH is Time Machine backing up these caches?

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jul 13, 2016 7:23 AM in response to WantonDevious
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    iTunes
    Jul 13, 2016 7:23 AM in response to WantonDevious

    I would imagine it is being backed up because it is part of your data files.

     

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