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Restore specific files from time machine backup
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1506743" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Are you saying that you want Time Machine to back up new files in <strong>only</strong> these two folders? If so, simply exclude all other folders from the backup. See <a href="http://www.atpm.com/15.03/howto.shtml" target="_blank">this article</a> and read the section <em>Putting Time Machine on a Diet</em>,</p><p></p><p>Once you exclude folders that you don't want to back up Time Machine backs up what's left. The first time it backs up al the content of those folders. On each subsequent backup only new / modified files are copied to the backup. A pointer is made to the location of unchanged files. This saves space or the backup size would quickly get out of control. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that any files in the excluded folders are <strong>not</strong> backed up. Make sure they are either backed up elsewhere or unimportant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1506743, member: 131855"] Are you saying that you want Time Machine to back up new files in [B]only[/B] these two folders? If so, simply exclude all other folders from the backup. See [URL="http://www.atpm.com/15.03/howto.shtml"]this article[/URL] and read the section [I]Putting Time Machine on a Diet[/I], Once you exclude folders that you don't want to back up Time Machine backs up what's left. The first time it backs up al the content of those folders. On each subsequent backup only new / modified files are copied to the backup. A pointer is made to the location of unchanged files. This saves space or the backup size would quickly get out of control. Keep in mind that any files in the excluded folders are [B]not[/B] backed up. Make sure they are either backed up elsewhere or unimportant. [/QUOTE]
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