Time machine & one daily back up

[Bulldog VII]

Hi all

I run ML & have an external HD for time machine

I was wondering if I can change the format off time machine to only back up once a day at say 3am instead of the hourly it presently does

The problem I have is when it does it's back up my imac virtually comes to a standstill & it's so annoying

I can't see how to change the settings for TM

Anyone have any ideas??

Thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

You could try Time Machine Editor.

 

[Bulldog VII]

Thanks I'll give it a go

 

[rpg51]

If your computer comes to a stand still

when TM does an incremental back up something is almost certainly going wrong in your set up. This problem has been a issue for me in the past using similar incremental back up systems in windows, but since I switched and set up my mac system I have zero problems with slowness during increment back ups. In fact, I am completely unaware that the incremental backups are happening while I am working. You might want to spend a little time and try to find out why you are having the problem and correct it rather than doing a work around. Incremental back ups are very nice to have.

 

[iMacFarlane]

I would also urge you to dig a bit deeper and find out what the problem is. Sure, the initial backup was a killer, but since then I don't even notice when my backups occur. It has zero effect on my MBP's performance, even while gaming.