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Time Machine Backups Too Large
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<blockquote data-quote="McBie" data-source="post: 1351301" data-attributes="member: 54417"><p>if you are running virtual machines on your Mac, they will be one large file, several GB.</p><p>That file changes as soon as you launch the virtual machine, making it a candidate for Time Machine to backup.</p><p></p><p>In the Time Machine configuration you can exclude the folder where the virtual machines are residing and then TM will not back them up anymore.</p><p></p><p>Caution: If you have important data inside your virtual machine, that data will then also not be included in the TM backup.</p><p></p><p>Cheers ... McBie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McBie, post: 1351301, member: 54417"] if you are running virtual machines on your Mac, they will be one large file, several GB. That file changes as soon as you launch the virtual machine, making it a candidate for Time Machine to backup. In the Time Machine configuration you can exclude the folder where the virtual machines are residing and then TM will not back them up anymore. Caution: If you have important data inside your virtual machine, that data will then also not be included in the TM backup. Cheers ... McBie [/QUOTE]
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