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tmutil

Time Machine utility for macOS.

Runs as tmutil|macOS

Open form in Otty otty.toml

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Start backups, list backups and manage exclusions and local snapshots. Destination setup and restore are left out.

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Run in Otty

otty gui tmutil

`tmutil startbackup`

Start a backup

Start a backupExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Wait until finished

--block

Destination ID

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Back up now

blockdestination

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Scheduled-like mode

boolean

--auto-a

Wait until finished

boolean

--block-b

Allow destination rotation

boolean

--rotation-r

Destination ID

string

--destination-d

`tmutil listbackups`

List backups

List backupsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Destination volume

string

Timestamps only

-t

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

List backups

destinationtimestamps

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Destination volume

string

-d

Mount backups

boolean

-m

Timestamps only

boolean

-t

`tmutil addexclusion`

Exclude from backups

Exclude from backupsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Items*

any

Fixed-path exclusion

-p

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Exclude items

itemsfixed_path

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Items

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Fixed-path exclusion

Requires root.
boolean

-p

Volume exclusion

boolean

-v

`tmutil isexcluded`

Check exclusion

Check exclusionExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Items*

any

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Check items

items

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Items

path · positional 0 · repeatable

`tmutil listlocalsnapshots`

List local snapshots

List local snapshotsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Mount point*

`tmutil deletelocalsnapshots`

Delete local snapshots

Delete local snapshotsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Mount point or snapshot date*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Delete snapshots

target

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Mount point or snapshot date

Deletes local snapshots.
string · positional 0

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