False sense of security

On one hand, Apple Time Machine is very annoying - essentially useless. Does anybody really need to back everything up every hour!. On the other hand, this Scheduler promises to put us in charge of our back up needs. And, that is what really caught my attention. But, after some installation problems that i eventually powered through, i am still so confused about just what this app actually backs up. In my case, i set the scheduler to back up between 0000 and 0200, but, whne i checked this morning, the only things that were backed up were two word docuemnts that were on my desk top. I checked everywhere i could to try and find help files to show me how to select which files to back up, but, not help to be found. I realise that there is probably some help to be found somwerhe out there, but, if i can’t find the help i need, then, this app is useless to me.

So, while this app might work for some, more experienced power users perhaps, this app may not be well suited for everyone, certainly not well suited for me. Sadly, it’s back to the archaic Time Machine for me.

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