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Time Machine "no backups for xxx" warning


 

For a long time, if no TM backups were done for X days, then TM would tell you, remind you that you haven't backup up for X days.

Recently we have noticed that these warnings are no longer displayed.? I'd like to think that we will be able to remember anyway, but Murphy's Law probably applies ...

A bit of Googling reveals a number of discussions about trying to turn these reminders OFF, but none about turning them on, nor about them no longer appearing.

I could imagine (!!!) that they may not be considered necessary as the internal backups will still be made even when the external TM drive is disconnected.? Nevertheless I'd like to be able to turn on the warnings.? Does anyone know whether this is possible, please, and how to do it?

Keith
OS 10.14.6


 

I'm still seeing them - 2019 MBP.

Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation!

On Mar 4, 2020, at 16:07, Keith Parr via Groups.Io <kg.parr@...> wrote:


Recently we have noticed that these warnings are no longer displayed. I'd like to think that we will be able to remember anyway, but Murphy's Law probably applies ...


 

Please can you say when they appear?? Is it, for example, after 10 days, or ...?

Thanks


 

In my case usually about 10 days with daily reminders after.

Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation!

On Mar 5, 2020, at 10:19, Keith Parr via Groups.Io <kg.parr@...> wrote:

Please can you say when they appear? Is it, for example, after 10 days, or ...?