iScheduleTimeMachine is the perfect Tool to customize when you want Time Machine to backup your data.

Be it based on dynamic times (every 5 minutes to every week), idle based (when you haven’t worked on the computer for 1 minute to 60 minutes), or based on fixed times (for example every day at 5:00 pm).

Features:

• backup time interval customizable from 15 minutes to 1 week
• optionally activate backups only when computer is idle for specified time period
• create backup when time interval is reached and/or the computer is idle for specified time
• optionally create backup at fixed times (for example every day at 05:00 pm just when you finish your daily work).
• start app automatically at login
• complete replacement for Time Machine Toolbar Item. You don’t need to have both items in the toolbar because iScheduleTimeMachine does all Time Machine Toolbar does and more!
• displays backup status: running, mounting volume, finishing, idle, etc…
• displays backup progress in percent, number of files copied and data copied (Megabytes)
• can open Time Machine’s restore view right from the Toolbar Menu
• shows date/time when last backup was initiated
• shows date/time when next backup will be initiated
• keeps track of backup statistic
• can show files and data (Megabytes) copied at last backup and in total
• shows backup destination info like Volume Name, Type (Network or Local), Path and ID
• optimized for minimal memory/cpu footprint

VERY IMPORTANT: In order for iScheduleTimeMachine to work as intended it is necessary that Time Machine is disabled in the System Settings. Otherwise the System will ALSO create backups every hour.