Time Machine available without TM drive attached!

[jonny]

M1 Mini Big Sur

I just realized that I can enter Time Machine without my Time Machine backup drive attached. I was then able to recover a file I had deleted! Am I missing something or is this a tad unusual?

[space-time]

Local Snapshots

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204015

[jonny]

space-time wrote:
Local Snapshots

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204015

Well... there ya are!

[NewtonMP2100]

....when I entered the Time Machine......I ended up in 1818......

[Speedy]

Cool. I didn’t know about Local Snapshots. Thanks.

[Ombligo]

Just watch out for the Morlocks file

[Zoidberg]

Ombligo wrote:
Just watch out for the Morlocks file

One of the three books was David Pogue's Mac SECRETS, Big Sur edition.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....if I could turn back time......if I could.....find.....a.....way......