APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS

Re:APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS by ksec on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:52AM (#24625143)

So basically Time Capsule backup is useless if you want to buy a new Mac?

I now use the password generation and Keychain Password manager so much I dont even know any password of my online account.

How is that acceptable and not widely known?

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Re:APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS by DavidSJ on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:23AM (#24625291)

It's not acceptable. I don't understand how it's not widely known, nor how it's gone seven years without a fix.

I wouldn't go so far as to say Time Machine/Time Capsule is useless, but it does have this severe sharp edge. So you need to have a plan for storing/migrating your passwords separately from the Local Items keychain.

Me, I took this as an excuse to switch to Firefox as my primary browser, and then I used one of those AppleScripts to migrate all my old passwords (thankfully, I still had my old computer).

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Re:APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS by ksec on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:32AM (#24626386)

I think this needs to be made to HN front page or viral on twitter.

Along with iPhone iTunes Backup Corruption issues which is still not fixed. But it is hard to provide any evidence other than personal experience.

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Re:APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS by DavidSJ on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:55AM (#24626566)

I've made a top-level post at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24626562 (edit: and tweeted it at https://twitter.com/TheDavidSJ/status/1310912175934902272).

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