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Can I reschedule backups on Time Machine?

My Time Machine interferes with the working of my MacBook. When it is backing up, which it always seems to be doing, everything else either slows right down or grinds to a halt.


I do not need it to back up every hour - is there any way of stopping it being so frequent. I am so sick of seeing that little rainbow wheel when I am trying to work ...

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 2, 2012 3:27 AM

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Jul 2, 2012 8:13 AM in response to AnaMusic

Hi - thanks for the response. So far I cannot seem to get any help that works. It seem that TM takes too long to backup ... it seems to take a very long time to look for and prepare back up before it even backs up.


When I have looked at the answers to a slow TM backup on this forum they do not help as most of them seem to be aimed at people who are more computer literate them I am.


What I would like are a few answers to try - simply explained.


I think I may not be the only one 🙂

Can I reschedule backups on Time Machine?

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