Backup Scheduler: Time Editor at Mac App Store analyse

Backup Scheduler for Time Machine lets you control when Time Machine backs up your data

Supports: macOS 10.11 - Ventura +

App features:
• Time based schedule: Backup starts in specified intervals (10 minutes - 1 week) or at the earliest possible time 
• Idle based schedule: If computer is idle for a specified length of time the backup will start
• Combined schedule: Time based & Idle based schedules can be made to work together (AND) or independently (OR)
• Backup Time period schedule: The time range when backups are allowed. For example from 5pm to 10pm. Note: The computer must support "Power Nap" to start a backup in Sleep mode
• Dock/Menubar icons can be hidden
• App only schedules backups, everything else is done by the system

IMPORTANT: Time Machine backup in System Preferences should be OFF to prevent the system ALSO doing its default hourly backups. Otherwise it continues to do its backups in every hour!

A free Helper (available from our website) is recommended for optimal user experience to enable advanced functionalities :
• Automatic scheduled backup (instead of a reminder)
• Time Machine backup status & statistics

The app does not need Helper for its basic functionalities:
• To show Scheduled backup reminder
• To enter Time Machine

Examples:
App tries to start a backup every 6 hours but only when the computer is idle for at least 5 minutes
Backups won’t be more frequent than 6 hours.

App tries to start a backup every 6 hours OR when the computer is idle for at least 5 minutes
Backups could be more frequent than 6 hours.

App only tries to start a backup when computer is idle for at least 10 minutes.

App tries to start a backup every 24 hours whether or not computer is idle.

App tries to start a backup every 24 hours between 5pm and 10pm if computer is idle for at least 3 minutes.

Note: In Sleep mode computer can only start backups if “Power Nap” is supported otherwise conditions can only be checked when computer is running.
More info: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5394

FAQ:

1. Where can I set up a new Time Machine disk?
All settings are still handled in System Preferences / Time Machine. This app only instructs the system when to start a backup.

2. How does Time Machine Scheduler work?
It simply tells the Time Machine app to start a backup based on the app schedule that you set in the preferences. This is done automatically if Helper is installed, otherwise it displays a reminder.

3. Why do I need a helper?
When Backup Scheduler was released in 2013 it worked flawlessly by calling the system time machine functions directly. A macOS update broke the functionality, so in order to restore full functionality we made changes to use a small helper script instead of abandoning the app and its users.

4. How can I uninstall the helpers?
Please delete the following folder: ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.vinnov.Time-Machine-Scheduler
They are passive and only occasionally called, they dont reside in the memory for more than a fraction of a second. 

5. Where can I see the backup progress?
If Helper script is installed the app automatically shows the backup progress, last successful backup date, time and drive info. If the script is not installed this information can be found in the Time Machine app.

6. How to open preferences if both Dock and menubar icons are disabled?
Relaunch the app from the Applications folder or LaunchPad. It will open the preferences window.

Great when it works...

• ★★★☆☆   MissAdrazel 8 years ago ( v 1.5.1 )

I’ve been using this app for almost a year. I have no changed my settings in that time - back up ever 12 hours or when idle for 10 minutes. While the idle part never really seemed to work properly, the every 12 hours was pretty clockwork. In recent months, however, (perhaps with the latest version) it will often go 2-3 days between backups, unless I manually tell it to do so, and even then it won’t always start. Even a restart of the app doesn’t always prompt it to work properly. I purchased this app so I wouldn’t have hourly backups flooding my drive, but also wouldn’t have to think about making sure it was actively backing up either.

Marche trés bien!

• ★★★★★   BruBru13008 10 years ago ( v 1.2 )

Lapp fait exactement ce quon lui demande! On peut configurer le lancement de sauvegarde "Time Machine" de maniere trés libre. Bonne App!

SATISFAIT

• ★★★★☆   MATTETMARION 10 years ago ( v 1.3 )

Tout à fait satisfaite de cette application qui permet la sauvegarde au(x) moment(s) souhaité(s) Il faut simplement penser à laisser l’application active tout le temps (présente dans le dock avec la barre sur le côté) pour que la sauvegarde puisse se faire.

Très bonne application

• ★★★★★   vhalat 10 years ago ( v 1.4 )

Cette version simplifie l’installation. Tous ceux qui n’ont pas besoin d’une sauvegarde horaire devraient l’acquérir.

Plutôt pas mal

• ★★★★☆   Esalen 10 years ago ( v 1.4.2 )

Seul petit reproche que je me permets : le choix des délais entre les sauvegardes est assez limité. On passe de 10 minutes à 15 minutes, puis 30 minutes, 1 heure, 2 heures et puis on saute à 6 heures, puis 12 heures, 24 heures… Le saut entre 2 heures et 6 heures est considérable. Je verrais mieux un curseur ou la possibilité de saisir une valeur numérique. Mais à part ce tout petit détail, ça marche du tonnerre, et la combinaison du délai de sauvegarde et de la durée d’inactivité du Mac est une excellente idée.

Parfait

• ★★★★★   ARaspail 10 years ago ( v 1.4.2 )

Pas grand chose à dire si ça n’est que cette application tourne sans qu’on s’en préoccupe (et n’a pas besoin d’être dans le dock), très efficacement et sans se faire remarquer. On l’installe, on met ses préférences, on l’oublie et on se sent en sécurité. On ne peut pas faire mieux !

Problème depuis mise à jour vers Yosemite

• ★★☆☆☆   titifrim 9 years ago ( v 1.4.2 )

Depuis la mise à jour de Mavericks vers Yosemite l’exécution de Time Machine Backup Scedulder fait apparaître une icône d’engrenage qui clignote et se déplace sans cesse dans la barre de menu. Assez perturbant je dois dire...

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