diff --git a/how-to-use-time-machine-and-apfs-snapshots-on-macos/README.md b/how-to-use-time-machine-and-apfs-snapshots-on-macos/README.md index 00b9b6a..f4b104b 100644 --- a/how-to-use-time-machine-and-apfs-snapshots-on-macos/README.md +++ b/how-to-use-time-machine-and-apfs-snapshots-on-macos/README.md @@ -46,33 +46,48 @@ Click “Time Machine” menu bar icon and then “Back Up Now” or run `tmutil Heads-up: use `tmutil listbackups` to list backups. -```shell -sudo tmutil delete "/Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Sun’s MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-082332" +```console +$ sudo tmutil delete "/Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Sun’s MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636" +Deleting: /Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Sun’s MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636 +Deleted (43.5M): /Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Sun’s MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636 +Total deleted: 43.5M ``` +Total deleted: 43.5M + +👍 + ## APFS snapshot usage guide ### Create local APFS snapshot -```shell -tmutil localsnapshot +```console +$ tmutil localsnapshot +Created local snapshot with date: 2021-04-05-162425 ``` +Created local snapshot with date: 2021-04-05-162425 + +👍 + ### List local APFS snapshots -```shell -tmutil listlocalsnapshots / +```console +$ tmutil listlocalsnapshots / +Snapshots for volume group containing disk /: +com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-162416.local +com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-162425.local ``` ### Mount local read-only APFS snapshot Heads-up: use `umount /tmp/snapshot` to unmount snapshot. -Replace `com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-082935.local` with snapshot from [List local APFS snapshots](#list-local-apfs-snapshots). +Replace `com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-162416.local` with snapshot from [List local APFS snapshots](#list-local-apfs-snapshots). ```shell mkdir -p /tmp/snapshot -mount_apfs -s com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-082935.local / /tmp/snapshot +mount_apfs -s com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-162416.local / /tmp/snapshot open /tmp/snapshot ``` @@ -86,12 +101,23 @@ Select “Restore From Time Machine Backup”, then “Macintosh HD”, choose l > Heads-up: use `tmutil listlocalsnapshotdates` to list local snapshot dates. +```console +$ tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2021-04-05-162416 +Deleted local snapshot '2021-04-05-162416' ``` -tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2021-04-05-082935 -``` + +Deleted local snapshot '2021-04-05-162416' + +👍 ### Delete all local APFS snapshot +```console +$ tmutil deletelocalsnapshots / +Deleted 1 Time Machine local snapshots for volume group containing disk '/' +com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-05-162425.local ``` -tmutil deletelocalsnapshots / -``` + +Deleted 1 Time Machine local snapshots for volume group containing disk '/' + +👍