How do I check what is being backed up? I can exclude folders, but I cant' exclude all and iclude the ones I want. I'd need to backup just the "usual" system files and my documents. That can't be 11GB, right?
Any ideas other than "back up automatically"? Is there any way to tell macOS when and how to spesifically back up so it won't disturb my workflow.
MacBook, macOS 11.6
Back up your Mac with Time Machine
Below- a portion of the information in above link
Create a Time Machine backup
in the menu bar. Or choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine
Below- a portion of the information in above link
Create a Time Machine backup
in the menu bar. Or choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.If you want to back up some but not most, and specify the time for the backup, then use something other than Time Machine.
Under Big Sur and later, Time Machine doesn't back up the system volume.
If Time Machine is disturbing you workflow, something is wrong. I would remove the backup drive from Time Machine, run First Aid, and Erase it. Then, add it back to Time Machine.
To add to the previous advise.
Two Clones each to separate external drives.
This could be at Alternative and can be configured to run Manually or at a Set Time
Does my CCC backup have to be bootable for me to restore data from it?
How to see what is being backed up and reduce that to the minimum
