Backup
tmutil
Manages Time Machine backups on macOS.
macOS
Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$tmutil [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]
Examples
$tmutil listbackups
$tmutil startbackup
$tmutil delete /path/to/backup
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
tmutil --help
Note
macOS-specific Time Machine management tool.
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