Time Machine backs up when Mac asleep…..?

[MarkC426]

I am looking for a workaround to the title.

Since I got my Studio I had it set to manual backups.
I got a new TM drive, so thought I would set it to auto.

My Studio never gets shut down (only sleeps).
But I noticed it wakes up every hour (TM setting) to backup….. 🤔

Why would I need this when I haven’t used my Mac….🤪 (come on Apple)

My cMP doesn’t do this, it only backs up why I wake it up.

 

[Bigwaff]

Turn off Power Nap

Turn Power Nap on or off on Mac

Choose whether Power Nap is on or off when your Mac is connected to a power adapter or using battery power.

support.apple.com

 

[chrfr]

Turn off Power Nap

Turn Power Nap on or off on Mac

Choose whether Power Nap is on or off when your Mac is connected to a power adapter or using battery power.

support.apple.com

You can't turn off Power Nap on Apple Silicon Macs.

 

[Bigwaff]

You can't turn off Power Nap on Apple Silicon Macs.

That’s helpful…

@MarkC426 There always 3rd party utilities which might work to schedule wake times

TimeMachineEditor

tclementdev.com

 

[chabig]

Why would I need this when I haven’t used my Mac….🤪 (come on Apple)

Don't worry about it. If no files have changed, nothing will be backed up. Only the state of the machine will be saved.