No Back Up Now option in my time machine

Running 10.15..7 and trying to initiate a backup NOW and the option is not available under Time Machine in System Prefs. No such option exists that I can find.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 8:30 AM

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Posted on Dec 17, 2020 11:00 AM

Go to Sys Preferences, and go to Time Machine. Select the checkbox 'Show Time Machine in menu bar' if it is not selected already. Then go to the menu bar at the top and click the Time Machine Icon - select the 'Back Up Now' option.


Click this link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250


Hope this helps!


Cheers, Jack

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Dec 17, 2020 11:00 AM in response to snyderp

Go to Sys Preferences, and go to Time Machine. Select the checkbox 'Show Time Machine in menu bar' if it is not selected already. Then go to the menu bar at the top and click the Time Machine Icon - select the 'Back Up Now' option.


Click this link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250


Hope this helps!


Cheers, Jack

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