It’s incredibly small - just 471KB compressed - and simple to use. You leave Time Machine switched off, then it utilizes its own internal scheduling tool to flick the switch to on, let Time Machine start backing up, then flick the switch back to off so Time Machine plays to your tune, not Apple’s. Since version 3, TimeMachineEditor has adopted a different approach. Sadly, Apple thought it fit not to include this functionality by default, but by some clever jiggery pokery, TimeMachineEditor puts you firmly in control of when your data gets backed up, and how often.įirst things first: none of this jiggery pokery involves touching or amending any system files.
One way to slow down Time Machine’s relentless gobbling would be to adjust its schedule so it’s backing up less often. Sure, once disk space starts running out, Time Machine will delete older parts of your backup to ensure you don’t actually run out of space on its watch, but those messages are annoying, and besides what if your drive is used for other storage too?
