Comments on: Change the Time Machine Backup Schedule http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sat, 18 May 2013 19:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mo http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-550215 mo Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:55:53 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-550215 Time machine 'editor' seems to want to Disable TM to allow it to work.... so, this is acually not using TM at all and using a piece of freeware to manage the backup of all your important archives....!? Am I missing something, but this doesnt seem too robust.... and why Apple refuse to put in some basic functionality is ridiculous...MAC users will just end up like windows users with hacks and workarounds for everything......but I digress... SO is TM funtionailty actually being replaced, or 'edited'? Time machine ‘editor’ seems to want to Disable TM to allow it to work…. so, this is acually not using TM at all and using a piece of freeware to manage the backup of all your important archives….!? Am I missing something, but this doesnt seem too robust…. and why Apple refuse to put in some basic functionality is ridiculous…MAC users will just end up like windows users with hacks and workarounds for everything……but I digress…

SO is TM funtionailty actually being replaced, or ‘edited’?

]]> By: Daizy http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-548038 Daizy Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:25:28 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-548038 There are an option available in Mac Operating system through which you can easily schedule your Mac backup. Time Machine is a great backup utility which helps to keep incremental backup. However, Stellar Drive ToolBox has an awesome backup utility called' clone'. You can easily create backup in the form of image or clone. There are an option available in Mac Operating system through which you can easily schedule your Mac backup. Time Machine is a great backup utility which helps to keep incremental backup. However, Stellar Drive ToolBox has an awesome backup utility called’ clone’. You can easily create backup in the form of image or clone.

]]> By: Mac http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-489124 Mac Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:38:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-489124 Does this same terminal trick (sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 14400) work in Mountain Lion? Does this same terminal trick (sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 14400) work in Mountain Lion?

]]> By: Peter http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-478479 Peter Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:59:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-478479 Time Machine editor seems to work well for longer backup intervals. Can be configured for hourly, daily, weekly, etc. Try it to see if it fits your needs. The latest version works with OS 10.8. http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/ Time Machine editor seems to work well for longer backup intervals. Can be configured for hourly, daily, weekly, etc. Try it to see if it fits your needs. The latest version works with OS 10.8.

http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/

]]> By: Chid http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-474881 Chid Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:38:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-474881 Bob, it looks like you could schedule backups to run only within certain hours... for instance, give it a 2 hour window that it would backup in, and then set it to backup once per 2 hours - then it should only run once per day. Haven't tested this out though. Bob,
it looks like you could schedule backups to run only within certain hours… for instance, give it a 2 hour window that it would backup in, and then set it to backup once per 2 hours – then it should only run once per day.
Haven’t tested this out though.

]]> By: Bob G http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-467293 Bob G Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:24:11 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-467293 Maybe I've got the wrong idea, but I downloaded this app hoping that I could schedule once-per-day or once-per-week backups of my Mac server, but it looks like the closest I can get is running a backup once every 12 hours. The server only serves a single function, and doesn't change much. Therefore I don't really need to run backups twice a day. Is there any way to configure to only run once a day, or at longer intervals? On a related note, how do you tell Time Machine when it's okay to overwrite previously-created backup files? If I do back everything up every 12 hours, then after a week I'll have 14 backups, and I may end up filling my backup drive. I want to make sure free space is always being created by expiring the old backups for overwritability. Thanks, Bob Maybe I’ve got the wrong idea, but I downloaded this app hoping that I could schedule once-per-day or once-per-week backups of my Mac server, but it looks like the closest I can get is running a backup once every 12 hours.

The server only serves a single function, and doesn’t change much. Therefore I don’t really need to run backups twice a day.

Is there any way to configure to only run once a day, or at longer intervals?

On a related note, how do you tell Time Machine when it’s okay to overwrite previously-created backup files? If I do back everything up every 12 hours, then after a week I’ll have 14 backups, and I may end up filling my backup drive. I want to make sure free space is always being created by expiring the old backups for overwritability.

Thanks,
Bob

]]> By: sgt schultz http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-446513 sgt schultz Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:30:21 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-446513 Doesn't work in ML. Options do not exist (eg. run at startup) Does not 'see' my connected and mounted USB timemachine HDD. Options are greyed out and not selectable... Doesn’t work in ML.
Options do not exist (eg. run at startup)
Does not ‘see’ my connected and mounted USB timemachine HDD.
Options are greyed out and not selectable…

]]> By: Theres http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-435820 Theres Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:22:29 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-435820 Hi my problem is, that i'd like to have a backup every 30 minutes, so i've tried the option with the modification in the command line, but somehow it is not possible for me to enter my password when it is required… Does anyone know why that comes, or if there's another way to get the updates more frequently (which is not the case with the presented TimeMachineScheduler)? My mac is running on OSx version 10.7.5 Thanks for the help Hi
my problem is, that i’d like to have a backup every 30 minutes, so i’ve tried the option with the modification in the command line, but somehow it is not possible for me to enter my password when it is required… Does anyone know why that comes, or if there’s another way to get the updates more frequently (which is not the case with the presented TimeMachineScheduler)?
My mac is running on OSx version 10.7.5

Thanks for the help

]]> By: Giloby http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-410545 Giloby Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:27:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-410545 This has changed in Mountain Lion 10.8. I had to modify the 3600 in: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto.plist Disabled EnableTransactions KeepAlive Label com.apple.backupd-auto LaunchEvents com.apple.time Backup Interval Interval 3600 MaintenanceWakeBehavior Once ProgramArguments /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper -auto RunAtLoad This has changed in Mountain Lion 10.8.

I had to modify the 3600 in: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto.plist

Disabled

EnableTransactions

KeepAlive

Label
com.apple.backupd-auto
LaunchEvents

com.apple.time

Backup Interval

Interval
3600
MaintenanceWakeBehavior
Once

ProgramArguments

/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper
-auto

RunAtLoad

]]> By: Phil http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-355102 Phil Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:52:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-355102 I think that you need to do a restart of the Mac to have this happen? --- that is, the command-line version, not sure about the other one. I think that you need to do a restart of the Mac to have this happen? — that is, the command-line version, not sure about the other one.

]]> By: Jenita http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-329349 Jenita Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:34:58 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-329349 Time Machine Scheduler disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine. Time Machine Scheduler disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine.

]]> By: myron http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-329236 myron Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:20:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-329236 Time Machine is a bit aggressive, and backs up all changes every hour that a drive is connected or within range, this is great for backup purposes but can be a nuisance when it hogs disk I/O and CPU cycles from other tasks. Feature : Set the interval from 1 to 12 hours. • Run the backup manually or automatically also at startup, login or when the daemon has been loaded. • Display the status of the daemon, of the backup volume and if the backup is currently running. • Automount, an option to mount and unmount the backup volume automatically . Time Machine is a bit aggressive, and backs up all changes every hour that a drive is connected or within range, this is great for backup purposes but can be a nuisance when it hogs disk I/O and CPU cycles from other tasks.
Feature :
Set the interval from 1 to 12 hours.
• Run the backup manually or automatically also at startup, login or when the daemon has been loaded.
• Display the status of the daemon, of the backup volume and if the backup is currently running.
• Automount, an option to mount and unmount the backup volume automatically .

]]> By: Brian http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-329019 Brian Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:16:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-329019 As a MacBook pro owner there is I found out last week a hidden file that portable Macs use to back up when not attached to Time Machine. Can you write an article on this feature and what happens to it after a portable is attached to Time Machine and has finished backing up. Thanks As a MacBook pro owner there is I found out last week a hidden file that portable Macs use to back up when not attached to Time Machine. Can you write an article on this feature and what happens to it after a portable is attached to Time Machine and has finished backing up.

Thanks

]]> By: Mike Mc. http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/02/change-the-time-machine-backup-schedule/#comment-329013 Mike Mc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:52:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26740#comment-329013 I've been using Time Machine Editor (http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/) for 10.6 and 10.7. Works well... I’ve been using Time Machine Editor (http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/) for 10.6 and 10.7. Works well…

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