Time Machine Basics Flashcards
1
Q
What is the meaning of incremental backups?
A
A full backup is done initially, then only the files that need to be updated are copied from then on.
2
Q
What is a hard link?
A
A pointer created instead of backing up a file that hasn’t been updated. Points to the “real” file.
3
Q
How do you list all Time Machine Backups?
A
Tmutil listbackups
4
Q
Where are backups saved when Time Machine is not connected?
A
.MobileBackups
Its a hidden part of the drive
5
Q
How can you disable local backups?
A
Tmutil diablelocal
6
Q
Where are Time Machine preferences stored?
A
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
7
Q
How can we search for a file
A
Use grep command
