#1: 'Start backup in every: 6 hours AND when idle for at least 5 minutes'Īpp tries to start a backup every 6 hours but only when the computer is idle for at least 5 minutesīackups won’t be more frequent than 6 hours. The app does not need Helper for its basic functionalities: Time Machine backup status & statistics.Automatic scheduled backup (instead of a reminder).Otherwise it continues to do its backups in every hour!Ī free Helper (available from our website) is recommended for optimal user experience to enable advanced functionalities : IMPORTANT: Time Machine backup in System Preferences should be OFF to prevent the system ALSO doing its default hourly backups. App only schedules backups, everything else is done by the system.Note: The computer must support 'Power Nap' to start a backup in Sleep mode Backup Time period schedule: The time range when backups are allowed.Combined schedule: Time based & Idle based schedules can be made to work together (AND) or independently (OR).Idle based schedule: If computer is idle for a specified length of time the backup will start.Time based schedule: Backup starts in specified intervals (10 minutes - 1 week) or at the earliest possible time.Backup Scheduler for Time Machine lets you control when Time Machine backs up your data