Is it safe to create a tarball of a Time Machine backup?

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                          Is it possible for me to create a .tar.gz, .tar.xz, etc file of a .backupdb? Are there any precautions I need to take to ensure that all permissions, hardlinks, etc are preserved? Will tar destroy the de-duplication used in Time Machine's backups?
                        

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Feb 14, 2019, 12:55 AM
Last activity: Feb 14, 2019, 01:06 AM

Is it safe to create a tarball of a Time Machine backup?

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