Just started using this app,very cool implementation. I have set mine to update every 9 hours
which is more than enough for me. If I need to backup now, a quick trip to the dock and the
Time Machine icon (right-click) fixes that.
TimeMachineScheduler 1.0 software download - Mac OS X - VersionTracker
In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Apple has introduced Time Machine, a very convenient way to make backups. Unfortunately the backup interval is preset constantly to one hour.
TimeMachineScheduler disables the automatic backup funktion of TimeMachine and installs its own launchd agent. As the agent is located in the main library, the administrator password is required for all (writing) operations. Exept disabling Time Machine no further system files and preferences will be touched by TimeMachineScheduler.
There are (still) some access privileges problems in OS X 10.5 Leopard, if the operation system has been updated, migrated or installed with the archive & install option. TimeMachineScheduler takes care of all files and sets owner, group and the privileges to the proper default value.
You can install and uninstall the agent as well as only load and unload it to disable making backups temporarily. The interval can be set between 1 and 12 hours, and the agent can be set to run additionally at load, which means also at startup and login. You can press a button to run a backup immediately. The status of the scheduler will be displayed.
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