How to exclude files from Time Machine backupsYou can back up everything on your Mac using Time Machine, but sometimes, you just don't want to do that.
If you're using Time Machine as your local backup system, you may have noticed that a lot of data is being backed up every single day. I recommend letting Time Machine do its job because you never know when you're going to wish you had a copy of something you didn't think you'd ever need. If, however, there is a file, folder, application, or even entire system folder that you just don't think needs to be included in your regular Time Machine backup, you can manually exclude anything you want. Here's how.
What Time Machine excludes automatically
How to exclude files from being backed up by Time Machine
How to remove files from the exclusion list in Time Machine
What Time Machine excludes automatically
Time Machine is built to smartly exclude certain things that you don't need right when you restore your Mac from a backup, things like library caches or Safari icons. These thing...
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How to exclude files from Time Machine backups
