how does time machine work?

Articles from Apple on Time Machine Backup, what drives can be used and how to Restore Deleted items from Within Time Machine Backup Utilities

Back up your Mac with Time Machine

Backup disks you can use with Time Machine

Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac)

Time Machine Backup Utility captures all the changes to items located in the User Account Folder ( Home Folder ) of this computer

Time Machine Backup Utility Does NOT contain and Full and Working copy of the Operating System

that is not how incremental backup works

try even if an oldy then still holds true

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