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Time Machine payload settings

Use the Time Machine payload to define the location and options for Time Machine backups on managed Mac computers.

OS and channel	Supervised	Interaction	Duplicates	User Enrollment
macOS device	No	Combined	No	No

Setting			Description						Required
Backup location			URL of the backup destination.						Yes
Back up all volumes			All mounted volumes can be backed up by default.						No
Back up system files and folders			macOS system files and folders can be backed up.						No
Enable automatic backups			Backups can be handled automatically, instead of having users perform them manually.						No
Enable local snapshots			Time Machine creates local backup snapshots if the backup destination is offline (for OS X 10.8 or later).						No
Backup size limit			Enter a limit in megabytes for the size of the backup. Leaving this value blank or entering a zero places no limit on the amount of data backed up.						No
Paths to skip			Enter additional volumes and locations to exclude from the backup.						No

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