Backup Details

[velbet]

I set up the auto backup feature, but the system runs it while I’m working. Also, my computer automatically backs up everything to the online servers, which isn’t very useful for me at the moment. While working, this kind of activity uses my all cpu and internet.

My recommendation:
Maybe we could set a specific time or day for the backup—for example, every Sunday at 5:00 AM or every day at 1:00 AM.

[tingo]

I had taken this up here:

Alternative to customising back-up schedule on a Mac

I understand from this thread that the time of eMC’s daily back-up schedule (which demands some CPU power) can be customised, but I wouldn’t call this a very flexible procedure. Otherwise, there are several threads that discuss using a “Task Scheduler”, which looks like a Windows app. On this Mac I use CCC, which is kind to the CPU, for all backups. So the question would rather be this one: can CCC’s raw backup of ~/Library/Application Support/eM Client (here: 6-7 Gb) be used on a par with eMC’…

which referred to:

Manual Backups and scheduling

Is it possible to manually make eMClient run a configured backup? I just migrated machines and I’m now on a machine I don’t yet use regularly. Similarly, is it possible to select the time of day to backup (if I’ve configured it to run daily)?

Edited. Response from customer support: “The zipped and unzipped versions of the database folder are equivalent”