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Change Time Machine Options preferences on Mac
On your Mac, use Time Machine Options preferences to specify items you want to exclude from backups and change other options.
To change these preferences, choose Apple menu
Open Time Machine preferences for me
Option | Description |
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List of excluded items | Items you selected to exclude from backups. |
Add | To exclude items from backups, click the Add button |
Remove | To remove an item from the list, select it, then click the Remove button |
Back up while on battery power (Mac notebooks only) | Create backups every hour even if your Mac is on battery power. |