![]() Check what Time Machine is excluding by defaultĮven though you can pick and choose specific items to exclude from your backups, Time Machine excludes a list files and folders by default, for example the contents of your ‘Trash’ folder and caches typically aren’t included in Time Machine backups. A Time Machine backup is essentially a copy of your content that exists outside of your Mac’s hard drive, which can be a privacy and security concern for some users. If you’ve created any virtual machines using a program such as VirtualBox, then you may want to exclude these from your backups, as emulated operating systems tend to be on the hefty side!įinally, if your Mac includes particularly sensitive content, then this may also be a candidate for exclusion. You may also want to exclude the contents of your ‘Downloads’ folder, as for most of us this folder is a dumping ground for files we vow to sort through later, only to wind up deleting the next time we need to recover some space on our hard drive. You can easily re-download this content, or copy it back to your Mac in the event of data loss or hard drive failure, so ask yourself: what’s the benefit to including all of this in my Time Machine backups? Media that you’ve ripped from DVDs or CDs, assuming you still have access to the original discs.Content that you’ve purchased from an online store and can easily re-download at any point, such as iTunes content or Steam games, which are typically stored in ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps. ![]() ![]() ![]() Content that’s already backed up to an external service, such as iCloud, Google Drive or DropBox, or physical storage, such as a USB drive.
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