When you Select to have backupList+ schedule a backup it will ask you if you want to add the backupList+ Scheduler app to your login items. You must do this so the scheduler will launch and remain open after login. The Scheduler checks the settings you have set for scheduled backups in the backupList+ main application. It does this every minute and if there is a scheduled backup it launches the backupList+ application and runs that backup.
The Scheduler app will appear in your main menu bar. See more about the Scheduler app below...
Scheduling backups
You can schedule backup sessions for a particular time of day, day of the week, or after startup. You access the schedule window by clicking "schedule" on the tab bar.
Note: Your Computer must be awake for scheduled backups to happen. You can alternately schedule backups after startup or set your computer to wake up before the backup happens. You can do this in the Energy Saver Panel in System Preferences. See "Backup on startup" ( below ).
Schedule backups
Check this box to tell backupList+ to look for scheduling times.
Daily, Weekly
Check to schedule a backup every day, or on a specific day(s) of the week, You can then select the time of day or "After first startup or sleep". Check "Weekly" and select a day to make a once-a-week backup session
Hourly
Check to schedule a backup every hour or indicate a number in the box for how many hours between backups.
Once a day - After first startup or sleep
Check to schedule a backup once per day after startup or sleep or midnight, whichever comes first. This will insure that backupList+ works - if your Mac is in sleep mode it won't wake up for a scheduled specific time. To use the scheduler while the Mac is in sleep mode go to System Preferences > Energy Saver, press the Schedule… button, and set the Mac to wake up a few minutes before you have scheduled a time. For example, If the scheduled backup is 8:10AM then set the Mac to wake from sleep at 8 AM. It's easy and it works!
Scheduled backups when no disk is present
Note: If you select "After first startup or sleep" or "Hourly", backupList+ will check for the presence of a backup disk and if it is not present continue to check until it is mounted. This way, the backup will continue once the disk is mounted and then the next backup will occur at the designated time.
If a disk is not present for a scheduled backup time (via the time clock) you will see a dialog saying the disk is not present and you can then either mount the disk and try again or cancel the process.
Using the Scheduler application from the menu bar
From there you can launch backupList+ itself, run and of your backup sets, or see the list of scheduled backups.
The Scheduling window
You can remove any scheduled backups here or edit them to change the date, frequency or type.