The latest version of Time Machine is unknown on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for Backup & Restore in the System Tools category. The app is developed by Apple Inc. And its user rating is 4.2 out of 5.
by Anna SherryUpdated on 2020-03-11 / Update for Data Backup
If you have been a Mac user yourself, you might have used the Time Machine utility to backup your Mac data. Macs enjoy this amazing backup tool but there is no Time Machine Windows available. That means, you cannot use the utility that you use to backup Mac data on your Windows machine.
However, there are a few alternatives you can use to keep your Windows data backed up. This is exactly the topic we are going to talk about today.
While Windows does not have an exact tool like Time Machine but it does have some features that work in a similar way. There are a few Time Machine Windows 10 software that you give the feeling of the Mac utility and let you back up the data on your PC.
Here we take a look at five backup software for Windows that are similar to Time Machine in many ways. Let's check each one out.
Even if you have been a Windows user for a few months, you may have likely come across this feature on your machine. Windows File History is Windows' built-in backup tool to help you backup files and folders on your PC.
What Can Windows File History Do:
The feature can be accessed from the Settings app on your Windows machine. Head into Settings > Update & security > Backup.
You can configure the options so it works the way you want.
Windows Backup and Restore feature has long existed in Windows versions and it allows you to backup and restore the files on your machine. Here is what it allows you to do on your PC:
What Can Windows Backup and Restore Do:
Head into Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore to access the feature.
You can then click on the Back up now button to create a backup. This is pretty close to Apple Time Machine for Windows 10.
Tenorshare Free Data Backup is not built into the operating system of your machine. But it is one of the amazing backup software you can have for your PC. It allows you to backup your files the way you want with its customizable options.
What Can Tenorshare Data Backup Do:
To get started, download the software and install it on your computer. Launch the software and choose an appropriate option.
Depending on what you choose, it will then show relevant options for you to configure. Once you are past that, it will begin creating a backup of your data. You will be notified when the backup is created.
Backblazeis a Windows and Mac backup tool made for advanced users. With this utility, you can have your data backed up to the cloud storage. It is a professional backup tool so do not expect it to have an extremely easy to use interface.
What Can Backblaze Do:
Getting started with the software only takes a few clicks. Grab the software off its website, install it, configure it, and you are all set.
The software will automatically backup all the data stored on your machine.
Cobian Backup is a totally free to use software to backup files on Windows and Mac machines. All you need to do is grab the software and you can start using it.
What Can Cobian Backup Do:
To use the software, download it from its official website. Then install and launch the software on your computer.
You may have to go through a couple of screens before you can start creating your backups. When you are on the main interface, you can begin making your backups.
While there is no Time Machine backup Windows 10 available, there are definitely some great software available to fill the gap on your Windows machine. These software work pretty much the same way as Time Machine does on a Mac. Once you get used to one of these software, you will not want to look back at Time Machine. And Tenorshare Free Data Backup is highly recommended if you are looking for the best Time Machine Windows.
TimeMachineEditor is a software for macOS that lets you change the default one-hour backup interval of Time Machine. You can change the interval or create other types of scheduling (see the screenshots below).
This is useful if you don’t need to backup every hour and don’t want the performance penalty. For example you might be frequently creating or modifying files which would cause long-running backup operations throughout the day.
TimeMachineEditor 5.1.7 (2020, November 16) - macOS 10.9 or newer
New in this version:
In macOS Catalina and Big Sur, a security dialog might prevent you from installing the application claiming that Apple cannot check it for malicious software. Apple (the trillion dollar company) is forcing developers to pay $99/year to ship free software, this I do not agree with. All developers contribute to the platform and buy a fair amount of Apple devices which should be plenty enough money back into Apple's pockets to provide free signing certificates and notarization.
You can still install: control-click the installer package, then choose Open from the shortcut menu, then click Open. Alternatively you can install version 5.0.8 and update from within the application (main application menu > Check for Updates).
TimeMachineEditor triggers Time Machine backups when it is most appropriate, the whole backup process is still handled by Time Machine. TimeMachineEditor is not a “hack”, it does not modify system files.
The tmectl(1)
command line tool allows to print and modify settings, enable/disable the scheduler and uninstall the application. Just fire up the command without any argument to see its usage.
Yes. Doing this disables the default one-hour scheduler which is what you want since you will now be using TimeMachineEditor to schedule the backups.
No. You just need to use the application when you want to change the settings.
TimeMachineEditor supports Power Nap which you can enable in System Preferences > Energy Saver. If you are using a laptop computer, make sure you are on the “Power Adapter” tab, as this feature only works when connected to AC power.
TimeMachineEditor does not change that, it is handled by Time Machine. Time Machine will coalesce and discard backups as described in System Preferences > Time Machine.
Local snapshots are APFS snapshots. They are very fast to make, stored on the local disk and provide additional restoration points. Since they are local they do not protect against a disk crash but can be useful if the machine goes away from the backup disk for awhile. The lifetime of snapshots is not well defined but they usually live no longer than 24 hours.
You can't totally disable snapshots. New snapshots are created every time a regular backup is made (snapshots are used as the data sources for the backups). That's how Time Machine works.
Just select the “Uninstall...” command located under the application main menu. Alternatively the tmectl(1)
command line tool can be used with the “uninstall” argument.
TimeMachineEditor is totally free to use. Donations contribute to the web hosting and developer account fees.
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You can contact me by email at timemachineeditor@tclementdev.com.