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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1641968" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>The "latest" folder has a complete, most recent backup.</p><p></p><p>As you may be aware, Time Machine only backs up any changed files every time it runs, but when you browse the archive yourself, it presents a complete picture of the most recent copy of everything, no matter when it was actually archived. So you may have a handful of files first archived, say 3 months ago that never changed, and others archived yesterday because they changed. Only the most recent copies will be seen in "latest". I'll provide a link to how Time Machine does its "magic" if you care to read it.</p><p><a href="http://pondini.org/TM/Works.html" target="_blank">How Time Machine Works its Magic</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1641968, member: 38864"] The "latest" folder has a complete, most recent backup. As you may be aware, Time Machine only backs up any changed files every time it runs, but when you browse the archive yourself, it presents a complete picture of the most recent copy of everything, no matter when it was actually archived. So you may have a handful of files first archived, say 3 months ago that never changed, and others archived yesterday because they changed. Only the most recent copies will be seen in "latest". I'll provide a link to how Time Machine does its "magic" if you care to read it. [url=http://pondini.org/TM/Works.html]How Time Machine Works its Magic[/url] [/QUOTE]
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