For quite some time Time Machine no longer asks me to switch Time Machine Hard Drives every so often. I think it once was every two weeks or so. I finally got a prompt today to switch after 92 days!
How can I have TM regularly ask me to switch TM hard drives?
13.2.1 (22D68) iMac Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017
Hello again macruleswhyproblem,
We cannot locate any information about a Time Machine backup reminding a user to switch drives. So we provided what we thought may help.
Since it doesn’t seem to be an Apple option, it may be the LaCie drive reminding you. Please reach out to them to check: Contact Us | LaCie US
If this is not a feature that LaCie provides, please contact Apple Support to look into this issue with you: Get Support
Take care.
Hello macruleswhyproblem,
Please see if the information and steps on this page of the macOS User Guide helps: If Time Machine on your Mac can’t find your backup disk - Apple Support
If it doesn’t, please contact Apple Support to look into this issue with you: Get Support
All the best.
Hello macruleswhyproblem,
Thank you for posting to the Apple Support Communities.
The following Apple Support article explains which Time Machine settings you can modify: Change Time Machine settings on Mac.
If you recently noticed a message that no recent backups have been completed, enabling automatic backups can help resolve this.
All the best!
I have done all that you said long ago and you can see here see that back frequency is every hour.
The problem is that I used to get a prompt every two weeks to switch my backup disks. I no longer get regular notice that it's time to (two weeks) to switch the backup disk. I would like that prompt again!! It seems there is no where to set that. Red i button on "imac2017" shows dialogue in second photo.
There is nothing in there that tells me how to set a reminder from Time Machine to swap disks every two weeks!
Where is that setting?? It used to do that! Just need to know where the setting is or has Apple removed that feature?
Why does Time Machine no longer ask me to switch hard drives?
