How do I change the backup time?

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How do I change the backup time?

I've just gotten a G-Drive external hard drive with Thunderbolt........It is set to backup every hour with Time Machine...If I want to change it to every week, how do I do this?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Sep 2, 2015 3:31 AM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Sep 2, 2015 6:07 AM in response to karlssongunvor

You would need to use a third party hack to do this, it's best to leave Time Machine alone and let it use the default setting.

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Answer 2

Paul_31

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Sep 2, 2015 6:41 AM in response to karlssongunvor

This will adjust the frequency that Time Machine makes backups: http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/

but as rkaufmann87 suggests, the general recommendation is to let Time Machine work to its normal schedule.

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