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Using APFS snapshots with Borg backup

vitobottavitobotta Member
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I use Borg for backups everywhere, including my Macs. Is there an easy way to use APFS snapshots during backups with borg?

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  • tentortentor Member, Patron Provider

    I don't think borg is working with any kind of file system snapshots. AFAIK it only uses files, so if you could mount a snapshot in RO mode somewhere and point borg there, it should work I think.

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  • greenhost_cloudgreenhost_cloud Member

    @vitobotta said:
    I use Borg for backups everywhere, including my Macs. Is there an easy way to use APFS snapshots during backups with borg?

    Borg backup does not have built-in support for creating APFS snapshots during backups on macOS. You can manually create snapshots using the Time Machine utility or a third-party tool like Carbon Copy Cloner before running Borg backups.

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