Time Machine update will offer battery-saving feature

Time Machine is the backup software built into Mac OS X Leopard that people either love or hate. It already saved my backside on the night before a report was due, so I'm a hands-down fan.

For now, the available options are limited. According to AppleInsider, that's going to change with the release of Mac OS 10.5.3. It seems that the latest OS build seeded to developers (9D29) features a version of Time Machine which lets laptop owners suspend backups while running on battery power.

This is good for two reasons. It eliminates a power draw on the battery, and prevents incomplete backups (should your battery die before a backups session finished).

Our only question is ... May we have 10.5.3 now?!?

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Source: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/12/new_time_machi…

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The Spirit

where can i get this cool icon for time capsula to put it on my desktop?
thx

May 16 2008 at 6:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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armandg

the icon is included in the Candybarprogram

May 21 2008 at 1:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Redhead

Please David,

Tell us where you have that icon from.... definitely want my Time Machine disk to look that cool!

May 14 2008 at 3:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Steveland

I just want that cool floaty Time Machine/Capsule icon!!! I'd upgrade to 10.5.3 just for that!

May 14 2008 at 1:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cronick

Yes, but when will network drives be officially supported?

May 13 2008 at 11:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David Chartier

Yea, srsly: is that a Time Capsule icon or a third-party find?

May 13 2008 at 4:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lode

@jmd: You first need to enter the Time Machine interface (you know, with the rotating stars). From there you can select your file and delete its backups.

May 13 2008 at 2:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Yeah yeah yeah, whatever.

WHEN will 10.5.3 be available? Us late 2007 MacBook owners are sick of not being able to use Apple DVD Player Application without a kernel panic.

May 13 2008 at 2:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Rob

Tell me about it!!!

That is my one & ONLY gripe since switching to the Mac OS with my 3 month old black MacBook.

FIX THIS DAMN ISSUE ALREADY APPLE!!! (please). ;-)

May 13 2008 at 4:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

I CANNOT STAND THIS BUG. IMAGINE IF XP DID THIS? OR EVEN WINDOWS 2000?

INEXCUSABLE.

May 20 2008 at 4:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Steve

"So hopefully they will just get it working properly."

Getting the darn thing to reboot with newly added configuration would be a good fix too.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1517423&tstart=0

May 13 2008 at 2:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mark 2000

The REAL question is whether it will kill backup to airport again as Apple hinted a while back. If so I'd be forced to never update my OS. I depend on Time Machine on Airport too much and it works flawlessly so far.

May 13 2008 at 2:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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akatsuki

It is unsupported right now... So hopefully they will just get it working properly. Far more important than battery stuff for laptop owners I would think.

May 13 2008 at 2:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robert Mohns

Leopard already works this way, and always has. No backups will start when you're on battery power.

What's new in 10.5.3 is that you can choose to reduce your battery life by turning automatic backups _on_ when on battery power.

Details matter!

May 13 2008 at 1:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply