Apple says that this space is hidden and not accessible to users, but I don't think it's like that. It must be stored some where, so where could this be stored?
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2What are you trying to do? In High Sierra local snapshots are created more often than previously. Have a look at support.apple.com/en-us/HT204015. Use TimeMachine to remove local snapshots so you don't shoot yourself in the foot with a bazooka.– flindebergDec 12, 2017 at 13:00
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forums.developer.apple.com/thread/81171– Melvin JeffersonDec 13, 2017 at 3:54
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Local snapshots are stored in /Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots
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I am on MacOS Mojave and I don't see the /Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots folder in /Volumes (even as root in Terminal) so I think this has been changed in Mojave. Feb 14, 2019 at 11:53
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1@Turribeach With APFS snapshots, you have to mount the desired snapshot yourself: apple.stackexchange.com/a/347257 Feb 14, 2019 at 15:51
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I'm on High Sierra, I don't see this directory, but
tmutil listlocalsnapshots /lists them. Is it because my boot disk is APFS?– BarmarAug 2, 2020 at 17:51
To display /Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots in Finder in High Sierra or Mojave do the following:
• Hold the Command+Shift buttons then press on the . (dot) button
• This will enable the option to view hidden files
• Hold the Command button and press Space
• This will open the Spotlight search window
• Type /Volumes and press Enter
[To turn off viewing hidden files do Command + Shift + . (dot) a second time.]
