How to Remove a File or Folder from Time Machine Backups in Mac OS X
Aug 6, 2013 - 7 Comments
Time Machine is the simplest way to keep a reliable backup of everything on your Mac, but sometimes we don’t want every file or folder saved, or maybe you just no longer need a given directory to be preserved by external backups.
In these situations, removing backups of any specific file or folders, or even entire elaborate directories, is easily done from within Time Machine in Mac OS X.
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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 7 Comments
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