There is no menu to access manually back up in Time Machine

I opted to back up "manually" on Time Machine. However, when I want to start a back up, it says to start it "manually" through the Time Machine Menu. I DO NOT find any menu specific to Time Machine that allows me to start the back up. Where on earth is the Time Machine menu???

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Aug 18, 2024 7:57 AM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2024 8:06 AM

Settings/Preferences > time machine


Check the checkbox at the bottom of the pane to add a Time Machine menubar Icon.


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Then on the Time machine Icon on the menubar, choose "back up now"


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There is no menu to access manually back up in Time Machine

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