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Start, pause, or resume a Time Machine backup
You can have Time Machine perform a backup at any time, even if you don’t have Back Up Automatically selected in Time Machine preferences.
Start a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.
Pause a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Skip This Backup.
Resume a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.
If the Time Machine menu isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Time Machine, then select “Show Time Machine in menu bar.”