What is the backups data ?

[stoneros]

hi guys, I just find out that there is a backups data in the About This Mac->Storage section.I just need to know what it is and how to move or delete it.
thanks a lot.

 

[Hansr]

Versions + Resume cache?

You'd need to disable those features to retain the space.

 

[-tWv-]

Versions + Resume cache?

You'd need to disable those features to retain the space.

This is probably what it is, but why do you want to delete it? You have plenty of space

 

[stoneros]

thanks

thanks for reply, I just curious what it is. and prepare to delete it when i need to

 

[ideal.dreams]

They're local snapshots from Time Machine, not Versions and Resume cache. When your backup volume isn't connected to your Mac it saves the backups to your hard drive and moves them over to the backup volume when it's connected. To disable it, run the following command in Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal)

sudo tmutil disablelocal

Alternatively, if you want to enable it again, run:

sudo tmutil enablelocal

Cheers