LanguageMOBILEBACKUPS
Apple macOS backup
File type: Backup file
A mobilebackups file extension is related to the Mac OS X (also known as macOS) operating system. A mobilebackups directory stores backup from Time Machine.
What is mobilebackups file?
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: November 29, 2024
The mobilebackups file extension is related to the Mac OS X (macOS) an operating system based on UNIX available for Apple Mac and MacBook computers.
The mobilebackups is hidden directory used to store backups from Time Machine.
The mobilebackups is created when the Mac is not connected to Time Machine compatible storage.
If the Mac is connected to Time Machine storage, backup from mobilebackups will be copied to it.
The mobilebackups directory may use very large portion of disk space, if you don't want to use this function, you can disable it by this command for Terminal:
sudo tmutil disablelocal
How to open mobilebackups file?
Use Time Machine to work with *.mobilebackups files.
How to convert mobilebackups file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open mobilebackups file:
Associated software actions with the mobilebackups file
Software applications that can open mobilebackups files:
Time Machine (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create mobilebackups files:
Time Machine (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that backup mobilebackups files:
Time Machine (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that recover mobilebackups files:
Time Machine (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mobilebackups files:
macOS (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)