OS X Mountain Lion: Pause and resume a Time Machine backup

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Pause and resume a Time Machine backup

You can pause a Time Machine backup and resume it later.

  • To pause a backup, open the Time Machine menu in the menu bar, and then choose Stop Backing Up.
  • To resume a backup, open the Time Machine menu in the menu bar, and then choose Back Up Now.

If the Time Machine menu isn’t in the menu bar, open Time Machine preferences and select “Show Time Machine status in menu bar.”

Last Modified: Sep 4, 2015
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