Accelerating the backup copies of the time machine by 10x in macOS | By JJ

Create backup copies of the time machine at request to reduce waiting

As I was in the process of migrating from my Macbook Air to the new MacBook 2018, I had to create a time back copy to move all my applications and content.

1. The typical backup copies of the time machine have more than a day to transfer ~ 300 GB of data.

2. Entering the following in terminal accelerates it to ~ 1 hour:

sudo sysctl debug.lowpri_throttle_enabled=0

3. You will notice that the backup speeds of the time machine will now fly. Energy consumption will also increase.

4. After you have finished your backup of the “on demand” time machine, enter the following in the terminal again:

sudo sysctl debug.lowpri_throttle_enabled=1

This will end the prioritization of the process and ensure that your MAC does not consume additional energy during the battery.

Grades:

1. The command works because it eliminates the accelerator in low priority system tasks such as time backup copies
2. The applications that are executed in the background will slow down the backup of your time machine
3. You may listen to your MAC fan in the course of the backup
4. You must enter the password of your account