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Options preferences
In options preferences, you can specify any items you want to exclude from backups and set other options. To open Time Machine options preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Time Machine, then click Options.
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Add | To exclude items from backups, click the Add button |
Remove | To remove an item from the list, select it and click the Remove button |
Back up while on battery power (portable computers only) | Create backups every hour even if your Mac is on battery power. |
Notify after old backups are deleted | Be notified if your backup disk is full and Time Machine deletes old backups to create space for new ones. |