# macOS Time Machine ## Metadata **Kind**:: #app **Platform**:: #macos **Developer**:: [[Apple]] **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/permanent **Created**:: [[2023-09-12]] **Topic**:: [[♯ macOS]] **Parent**:: [[♯ Personal Setup]], [[♯ Apps Catalog]] **Tags**:: #backup ## Tips ⚡ Test whether a path is excluded ``` tmutil isexcluded .cache ``` ⚡ Add a path to the exclusion list ``` sudo tmutil addexclusion -p "$(pwd)/.cache" ``` ## Excluded List [bin/tmmdexclude](https://github.com/doitian/dotfiles-public/blob/master/default/bin/tmmdexclude)