mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles
Disabling local time machine backups (APFS snapshots) not possible in Catalina
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Description
https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/ea68bda80a455e149d29156071d4c8472f6b93cb/.macos#L701
> Running the command gives `disablelocal: Unrecognized verb.`
My findings actually are, that it's not possible to disable it.
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Research direction
Inspect the macOS settings command at .macos line 701 and verify the reported `disablelocal` behavior on Catalina. Determine whether the outdated command should be removed or updated, with the completed change reflecting that local APFS snapshot backups cannot be disabled through it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100