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snapshots

  1. B S Magnet

    Other Macports: there isn’t really a way to build ports from an earlier snapshot of its repository, is there?

    I expect this post to be a non-starter, but at the very least, it’s a place to perhaps discuss whether there may be workarounds. I’m not counting on it, though. Around three months ago, a port upgrading of outdated components on my 10.14.6 daily driver failed when several ports failed to update...
  2. blackxacto

    Why snapshots if Time Machine works?

    19,1 iMac, macOS 12.4, Carbon Copy Cloner 6: 1. If Time Machine is working, why do I need Monterey to make Snapshots? 2. Why do I need CCC6 snapshots if Time Machine works in Monterey 12.4? 3. Do Snapshots take up data space? 4. I keep 3 backups of my internal SSD+TimeMachine external backup...
  3. mudflap

    Time Machine no longer working for me: replace with Carbon Copy Cloner or Chronosync or ?

    TLDR: I can no longer trust Time Machine and need a recommendation for a replacement that does the exact same thing; scheduled incremental backups of multiple volumes that keep as many older daily, weekly and monthly versions as the volume can hold, with automatic pruning, simple browsing of...