Hi Barry

Thanks for your response.  I’ve now installed TME on my “No 2" iMac for 
evaluation (OS X Mavericks).

First impression: looks good, simple and easy to set up.  Looks like some 
features are macOS Sierra specific.

Cheers
Alan

  
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>> On 21 Dec 2016, at 11:52 am, Alan Smith <[email protected] 
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>> Does anyone use the free app Time Machine Editor?  
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>> It is designed to change timing of automatic one-hourly backups.  Your 
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>> Regards, 
>> Alan
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>>       Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 
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