Re: Encrypted DMG and Time Machine . . .

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UPDATE: Just a little extra info.

Time Machine backs up the encrypted DMG. Unfortunately, one cannot enter Time Machine and view the DMG contents in the way one can any other folder backed up. I thought perhaps, while in Time Machine, I might be asked to enter the password to unlock and view the encrypted folder's contents. Not so.

The info in the DMG is backed up any time a backup is done. HOWEVER, If one needs to retrieve something from the backed up DMG "folder", the entire DMG has to be "restored" - replace or save both back to the main computer - and then the contents can be viewed, as usual.

FWIW: One work-around of sorts is to keep the DMG small.

(I made mine 5GBs and, currently, there is 3.5 GBs being used. When I want to retrieve a file or folder from it, I have to allow the time it takes to restore all 5GBs - total used and unused space of the DMG.)