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What is using up all my memory
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1792947" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>That probably explains why there are so many of these "local snapshots' stored on the drive. The longer one goes without the backup drive attached the more of them that are created. Given your backup schedule, I think that is where your space is going.</p><p></p><p>Two things are supposed to be happening once the files are created. </p><p></p><p>1. If the system gets in a bind for storage the local snapshots are deleted. Not all of them are deleted at once. It's my understanding that the oldest ones are deleted first until enough space is created. </p><p>2. When your Time Machine backup is attached and a backup is run the local snapshots are deleted. I don't recall whether all of the snapshots are deleted at once or whether they are deleted gradually over time. </p><p></p><p>Were you experiencing performance issues with all those snapshots on the drive?</p><p></p><p>What Jake said I really must learn to type faster. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1792947, member: 131855"] That probably explains why there are so many of these "local snapshots' stored on the drive. The longer one goes without the backup drive attached the more of them that are created. Given your backup schedule, I think that is where your space is going. Two things are supposed to be happening once the files are created. 1. If the system gets in a bind for storage the local snapshots are deleted. Not all of them are deleted at once. It's my understanding that the oldest ones are deleted first until enough space is created. 2. When your Time Machine backup is attached and a backup is run the local snapshots are deleted. I don't recall whether all of the snapshots are deleted at once or whether they are deleted gradually over time. Were you experiencing performance issues with all those snapshots on the drive? What Jake said I really must learn to type faster. lol [/QUOTE]
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