Re: Can anyone tell me exactly what /.MobileBackups is for?
Re: Can anyone tell me exactly what /.MobileBackups is for?
- Subject: Re: Can anyone tell me exactly what /.MobileBackups is for?
- From: "Quinn \"The Eskimo!\"" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:35:41 +0000
On 22 Dec 2011, at 22:19, James Bucanek wrote:
> I'm author of a backup solution for OS X and I'm investigating the purpose of the /.MobileBackups directory that appears on some Lion systems.
I found the background info here to be interesting (although I haven't researched this myself, so I can't vouch for its accuracy).
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/18>
> I'm particularly interested in knowing if it contains data that needs to be backed up, or whether it's cache that should be excluded.
I recommend you exclude it from your backup; otherwise you'll just be backing up backups.
Share and Enjoy
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Quinn "The Eskimo!" <http://www.apple.com/developer/>
Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware
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