All Mac settings
Settings Pathfinder · Mac
Time Machine
Adds or removes a Time Machine backup disk and sets options such as when to back up and what to exclude.
In macOS 26
System Settings then General then Time Machine
“To change these settings, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Time Machine on the right.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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macOS 14 and later
System Settings then General then Time Machine
Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Time Machine settings on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 14.0
- 1 Time Machine settings on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 15.0
- 1 Time Machine settings on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Time Machine settings on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide