[Request]: Exclude application data from backups via `isExcludedFromBackupKey`
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- Swift
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Description
### Feature or enhancement request details
The application data at `~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.container/` holds large sparse files whose size exceeds actual allocation, causing backup tools to fail. Consider setting `URLResourceKey.isExcludedFromBackupKey = true` on the application data folder to resolve this.
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Research direction
Locate the code that creates or manages ~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.container/ and read how the application data folder is initialized. Verify the folder receives URLResourceKey.isExcludedFromBackupKey and confirm that the resulting backup metadata prevents backup tools from processing its sparse files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 66/100