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Re: Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination

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On 11 Jan 2025 at 09:18:54 GMT, "D.M. Procida"
<daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> wrote:

> Sometimes I want Time Machine to ignore a certain destination for a few weeks
> (while I'm away, for example) so that it doesn't waste time trying to use it,
> and I don't get spurious warnings.
> 
> There's no concept for this exposed in the Time Machine settings interface -
> what's the best way to achieve it?
> 
> Daniele

As far as I know, nothing other than removing it from TM settings then
adding it back again later.

It's quite tedious, I'm so bored of the TM icon lying that I'm not
backed up, and Apple ignoring my annual new-macOS bug reports about it
for the last decade.

    Cheers - Jaimie
-- 
I hope I live long enough
to vindicate my pessimism 
       -- http://www.boasas.com/?c=1108

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Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination D.M. Procida <daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> - 2025-01-11 09:18 +0000
  Re: Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-01-11 10:10 +0000
    Re: Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination D.M. Procida <daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> - 2025-01-11 11:49 +0000
      Re: Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> - 2025-01-11 13:40 +0000
      Re: Temporarily ignore Time Machine destination Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-01-12 23:05 +0000

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