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Mikey-San 02-09-2009 12:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by EatsWithFingers (Post 518075)
Is it possible that the very first time Time Machine does a back-up, it has to create some kind of internal database, index files, etc?
Time Machine does not create large internal databases or index files.

Hal Itosis 02-09-2009 02:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey-San (Post 518120)
Time Machine does not create large internal databases or index files.
There is a Spotlight index however, that Time Machine apparently causes to exist.
It will appear on the backup volume *even if* Spotlight indexing has been disabled
(via sudo mdutil -i off on the backup volume).

Mikey-San 02-09-2009 03:47 PM
There is nothing special about that, though. TM/Spotlight index backups so backups can be searched. But Time Machine itself doesn't create a special database or first-time file index on initial backup.

edit: i can't seem to send you a pm, hal, send me one?


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