Really good information to have. Thanks for this.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jan 28, 2014, at 1:15 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a slight clarification - TM backs up any changed files once an hour. > There are third-party preference panes like Time Machine Scheduler which will > let you set up different intervals or to not run between certain hours: > > http://www.klieme.com/TimeMachineScheduler.html > Donationware > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-machine-backup-scheduler/id668331139?mt=12 > $4 > > > although I haven't played with them. If you don't mind using the terminal and > are on OSX prior to 10.8 you can change the default value of the time between > executions by doing: > > sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto > StartInterval -int XXX > > where XXX is replaced by the number of seconds between backup attempts. So if > you want only once a day you could set XXX to 86400. > > For newer versions of OSX you'll have to edit the plist file located at > > /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto > > and change the default 3600 to whatever timing you actually want. At least I > couldn't figure out how to access the Interval value using defaults write. > > CB > > On 1/28/14 9:43 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >> I don't think you can. Time machine will back up in the background, all the >> time - you shouldn't even notice it running. Constant backups are far >> preferable to weekly ones, especially if you need a version of a file from a >> few days ago. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Jan 28, 2014, at 5:41 AM, Scott Berry <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello there everyone, >>> >>> I think this is the last question I have for Time Machine. How can I >>> speciy that I just want the backup performed on a weekly basis and what day? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
