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MacOS: Can you rename APFS snapshots?

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Snapshots can be renamed in "Disk Utility", but can you rename them in the terminal using a command? Also, can you name them on creation using tmutil snapshot (I don't even see this command listed in tmutil -h)? Will this impact restoration via Time Machine during maintenance boot (Command-R)? I'm concerned because I received the following dialog when trying to rename in Disk Utility: > Are you sure you want to rename the snapshot "com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-01-29-231822.local"? If you make this change, the snapshot may no longer be valid for its intended purpose. Don't Rename or Rename? I want to rename to remember better system state, however I'm concerned this may impact Time Machine usage. I note the following tmutil command depends on the date so I'm not sure if it's parsing the string of the local snapshot name. tmutil deletelocalsnapshots {mount_point | date}
Asked by atod (155 rep)
Jan 30, 2025, 04:35 AM
Last activity: Jan 30, 2025, 06:42 AM