tsk tsk there are quite a few infuriating time machine settings that need to be changed out of the box 1) Time machine really shouldn't be running every hour.

tsk tsk there are quite a few infuriating time machine settings that need to be changed out of the box 1) Time machine really shouldn't be running every hour. To change the period: # defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int <number_of_seconds> 2) TM support for non-time-capsule NAS drives is shaky (even with those that claim to support time machine) # defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1