My external drive is whirring and clicking constantly completing hourly backups that I don't need. Is there a way to set backups for just once a day and skip the hourly routine? I could shut off Time Machine and manually back it up from time to time but a daily automated backup would be ideal and ensure I don't forget to do it.
iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.2
Thank you, this looks perfect and I've installed it. Amazing Apple doesn't build this functionality directly into Time Machine, it's probably 10 lines of code and pretty obvious that the backup interval optionality has value.
You're welcome. I suppose if you don't ever modify files or add files more than once a day it makes sense. Most people do however. Personally I wouldn't want to lose more than an hour's worth of work.
It sounds like either your backup hard drive is failing or there is some other problem. That is one of the catch-22's about Time Machine. If you notice that it is running and make an effort to interfere with it, chances are you really, really are going to need it soon.
See: TimeMachineEditor.
Delete. Already been answered. :)
Is there a way to reduce the frequency of Time Machine backups?
