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Hide the Snapshot copy directory with System Manager - ONTAP 9.7 and earlier

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You can use ONTAP System Manager classic (available in ONTAP 9.7 and earlier) to hide the Snapshot copy directory (.snapshot) so that the Snapshot copy directory is not visible when you view your volume directories. By default, the .snapshot directory is visible.

Steps

  1. Click Storage > Volumes.

  2. From the drop-down menu in the SVM field, select All SVMs.

  3. Select the volume for which you want hide the Snapshot copy directory.

  4. Click More Actions > Manage Snapshots > Configuration Settings.

  5. Ensure that the Make snapshot directory (.snapshot) visible option is not selected, and then click OK.

Related information

Volumes window