Schedule Time Machine to back up when you want it to

Time Machine is hands down the most convenient utility built into Mac OS X. I have only one qualm with it. It backs up too much, too often. Im sure there are Mac users out there that have critical items on their machines and must backup every hour on the hour. I on the other hand do not make changes to my system or files that often. I have a online document system, so my documents are always backed up and secure. (I will have to dedicate another post to this online document system.

So, we fast forward to a small application for Mac OS X called Time Machine Scheduler. It gives you the ability to set Time Machine backups to your schedule. You can backup at intervals of up to every 12 hours if you choose. It also gives you the ability to make your Time Machine backup disk invisible to users. This is a convenient option in my household due to many people using my iMac at various times.




Features: 
• 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 (see known problems).
• Option to hide the backup volume (to take effect a Finder relaunch is required).
• Option to skip the backup within a specified time range.


Download Time Machine Scheduler Here: Click Here

Time Machine Scheduler Homepage: Click Here

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