[muglo] Re: Time Machine unedited
- From: Don Green Dragon <fergdc@xxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:17:21 -0700
Hi Doug,
On 2011-14Jan-, at 5:42 AM, Doug Bale wrote:
> TimeMachineEditor's only function on the iBook seems to be to make Time
> Machine itself inoperative while leaving it as intrusive as ever.
>
> With Time Machine turned off as per TME instructions, and TME set to produce
> backups only every 12 hours, Time Machine still interrupts hourly, although
> for a shorter time. I haven't been pleased about that, but thought it was at
> least an improvement of sorts — until I discovered the reason today. Time
> Machine now is only faking; directed by TME, it now comes on — hourly — and
> makes a brief pretence of backing up, but in fact no backup is created.
> Nothing has been copied for a week.
>
> TME is now gone and I'm testing TimeMachineScheduler. Like TME it has a
> maximum interval setting of 12 hours — I really want 24, so I can have my
> backups running in the middle of the night — but maybe it will at least
> deliver what it promises.
I've downloaded TimeMachineScheduler3 but have not yet experimented. However,
with respect to TimeMachine, can one not just "turn if off" manually, and then
re-engage later when you want a backup made?
Don Green Dragon
fergdc@xxxxxxx
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