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Re: Save Space in Time Machine by Ignoring Folders

Frank — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:37:11 -0000

rsync over ssh or nfs is much more effective. Time Machine is easy, but is it really worth it?

Re: Save Space in Time Machine by Ignoring Folders

George Gumpert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:40:27 -0000

Rod,
Unfortunately, I don't believe Time Machine is built for that kind of functionality. It's made to be a complete system backup/restore program, but it allows exceptions.

The only way I know of to do what you're looking to do is to exclude every folder EXCEPT the ones you want to backup.

Otherwise, you could try using crontab, which is a UNIX tool, and therefore an OS X tool. You can read more about it here: here or here

Re: Save Space in Time Machine by Ignoring Folders

Rod — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:23:27 -0000

What to do if I just want to backup some folders with time machine? can I add just the folders I want to backup?

Regards