Taking Control of Your Snapshots with Disk Utility

With the latest version of Disk Utility, bundled with Monterey, you now have more control over your snapshots than ever before. Gone are the days of limited support for the new features of APFS, as Disk Utility 21.0 has finally caught up and offers excellent support for snapshots created by any app.

To get started, open Disk Utility and select a volume to view its snapshots. You can do this by selecting 'Show APFS Snapshots' from the View menu. This will open a new table view in the lower part of the main window, listing all the snapshots associated with that volume.

From here, you have a range of options for managing your snapshots. You can use the More button and the – tool at the bottom left to mount, show in the Finder, rename, or delete a snapshot. But be warned: deletion is irreversible, so make sure you're certain before proceeding.

One important feature to note is that the order of the snapshots in the table view is fixed, with the most recent one at the bottom. However, you can customize the columns shown by selecting the volume and using the Show APFS Snapshots command.

The latest version of Disk Utility also includes support for listing and deleting snapshots using the `deleteSnapshot` command, which is useful if you need to automate snapshot management tasks. This command can be used with the `disk13s1` disk identifier to list all snapshots on a specific disk.

Overall, the new features in Disk Utility 21.0 make it easier than ever to manage your snapshots and take control of your data. Whether you're a power user or just someone who wants to keep their files safe, this updated utility is definitely worth checking out.

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