From d8b5f61596d2010f809bb9c9ed337ffabd58f7cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Bischoff Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:32:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add Time Machine Local Backups command --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1e74bf5..48747f9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ This changes the interval to 30 minutes. The integer value is the time in second sudo defaults write /System/Library/Launch Daemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 1800 ``` +#### Local Backups +Whether Time Machine performs local backups while the Time Machine backup volume is not available. +```bash +# Disable +sudo tmutil disablelocal + +# Enable (Default) +sudo tmutil enablelocal +``` + #### Prevent Time Machine from Prompting to Use New Hard Drives as Backup Volume ```bash defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true