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sparsebundlefs
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FUSE filesystem for reading Mac OS sparse-bundle disk images.
FUSE filesystem for reading macOS sparse-bundle disk images.
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Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) introduced the concept of sparse-bundle disk images, where the data is
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) introduced the concept of sparse-bundle disk images, where the data is
stored as a collection of small, fixed-size *band*-files instead of as a single monolithic file. This
allows for more efficient backups of the disk image, as only the changed bands need to be
stored.
One common source of sparse-bundles is Mac OS' backup utility, *Time Machine*, which stores
One common source of sparse-bundles is macOS' backup utility, *Time Machine*, which stores
the backup data within a sparse-bundle image on the chosen backup volume.
This software package implements a FUSE virtual filesystem for read-only access to the sparse-bundle, as if it was a single monolithic image.
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Install dependencies:
- [OSXFUSE][osxfuse] on *Mac OS X*
- [OSXFUSE][osxfuse] on *macOS*
- `sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev fuse` on Debian-based *GNU/Linux* distros
- Or install the latest FUSE manually from [source][fuse]