TimeMachine has saved my ‘bacon’ on many an occasion. However, when trying to stream movies over wireless in can sometimes get in the way, and cause the film to stutter whilst it backs up.
Now, the easy way around this is to disable TimeMachine before you start your film, and then start it again afterwards. However, if like me you forget to do so – and you Mac is set up for SSH access, you can do this easily via your phone.
SSH into your Mac, logon with your credentials and run the following command:
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Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup -boolean NO |
Entering your password when prompted. This should ensure no further interruptions whilst you watch your film.
Once you’ve done, turning it back on again is just as simple:
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Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup -boolean YES |
All that without having to get up out of your comfy chair! Perfect!