Improved command intelligibility

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Sun Knudsen 2021-04-05 16:48:41 -04:00
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@ -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. Heads-up: use `tmutil listbackups` to list backups.
```shell ```console
sudo tmutil delete "/Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Suns MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-082332" $ sudo tmutil delete "/Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Suns MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636"
Deleting: /Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Suns MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636
Deleted (43.5M): /Volumes/LaCie/Backups.backupdb/Suns MacBook Pro/2021-04-05-161636
Total deleted: 43.5M
``` ```
Total deleted: 43.5M
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## APFS snapshot usage guide ## APFS snapshot usage guide
### Create local APFS snapshot ### Create local APFS snapshot
```shell ```console
tmutil localsnapshot $ tmutil localsnapshot
Created local snapshot with date: 2021-04-05-162425
``` ```
Created local snapshot with date: 2021-04-05-162425
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### List local APFS snapshots ### List local APFS snapshots
```shell ```console
tmutil listlocalsnapshots / $ 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 ### Mount local read-only APFS snapshot
Heads-up: use `umount /tmp/snapshot` to unmount 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 ```shell
mkdir -p /tmp/snapshot 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 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. > 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'
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### Delete all local APFS snapshot ### 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 '/'
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