APFS local snapshots are generally a pain for me, especially on some of my systems with small internal drives. All of my systems have Time Machine backups and the hourly backups it performs are more than sufficient for my needs.
Is there any way to disable just local snapshots and keep Time Machine backups running?
Best Answer
With macOS 10.14, it appears not to be possible to disable local snapshots.
You can remove local snapshots using a method documented in Apple's About Time Machine local snapshots support document:
See also the Apple forum discussion Disable local snapshots in High Sierra with APFS.