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Product Description:
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 function of Time Machine and installs its own launchd agent. As the agent is located in the main library, the administrator password is required for all (writing) operations. Except 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. TimeMachineScheduler is not required to run permanently or to be launched at startup. The launchd agent works self dependent in the background.
TimeMachineScheduler disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine and installs its own launchd agent. As the agent is located in the main library, the administrator password is required for all (writing) operations. Except 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. TimeMachineScheduler is not required to run permanently or to be launched at startup. The launchd agent works self dependent in the background.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Administrator privileges
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Also try TimeMachineEditor - Version: 2.3.1, 8/25/2008 10:10PM PST
(1 of 2 users found this comment useful)
Alexiskai
Users looking for longer time intervals and more scheduling options should search for TimeMachineEditor. In my opinion, TME's method of altering the TM plist file rather than running its own daemon is more elegant and less likely to cause conflicts.
Not useful to me - Version: 2.1, 4/7/2008 10:06PM PST
(0 of 11 users found this comment useful)
VBVB
"Unfortunately [TM's] backup interval is preset constantly to one hour."
No, Sir. TM's scheme is preset to backup every hour only in the first 24 hours. Thereafter it creates an incremental backup once every day for a week. And thereafter once every week until the backup disk is full.
So for people who need incremental backups at least twice a day TMS can be a boon. IF it works dependably as advertised.
But how many people need incremental backups at least twice a day?
I am happy with an incremental backup every 2 or 3 days, but once a week is too long an interval for me. So I start and stop TM manually every few days. Now, if TMS could dependably manage incremental backup intervals longer than 12 hours but shorter than a week it would be useful to me. Now it isn't.
No, Sir. TM's scheme is preset to backup every hour only in the first 24 hours. Thereafter it creates an incremental backup once every day for a week. And thereafter once every week until the backup disk is full.
So for people who need incremental backups at least twice a day TMS can be a boon. IF it works dependably as advertised.
But how many people need incremental backups at least twice a day?
I am happy with an incremental backup every 2 or 3 days, but once a week is too long an interval for me. So I start and stop TM manually every few days. Now, if TMS could dependably manage incremental backup intervals longer than 12 hours but shorter than a week it would be useful to me. Now it isn't.
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- Re: Not useful to me (1 replies)
Responsive developer - Version: 2.0, 3/1/2008 07:34AM PST
mirgilwin1
I had a small problem with the app, it wasn't clear to me that I had to turn TM off in order for the TMS to work. The developer answered my email almost immediately and was helpful. The application works as advertised, the only fault I find is that when I wanted to eject my external, it wouldn't eject, although TM was not running at the time. I had to turn the external off, which is never a good idea, but the data don't seem to have been corrupted (this time). If this little glitch can be fixed, I would certainly give the full five stars.
