Hi, You are correct, about every hour or so. See this Apple Support article for details.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204015 <https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204015> Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 19, 2019, at 12:56, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: I will look at this and see. Do you know how often this takes place? Evey hour perhaps? >From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/19/2019 8:49 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, > Actually, it could still be TM. TM does snapshots when there's no backup > drive connected. So, in fact, you could recover a backup of sorts even when > your backup drive is not connected. These snapshots make the actual transfer > of the backup to the drive quicker when it does happen, but can both use up > space and resources when the backup drive is not connected. I don't believe > that it will show you when this is happening though, other than maybe in > Activity Monitor, but I'm not sure of that either. > Later... > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Mar 19, 2019, at 09:15, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > I know its not TM because the backup drive is not connected. > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > On 3/19/2019 6:12 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Hi, >> Next time it happens, check if Time Machine is carrying out any part of the >> backup process. >> Later... >> Tim Kilburn >> Apple Teacher >> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> On Mar 18, 2019, at 12:18, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >> Sometimes its a while before it happens, sometimes the very first VO >> command after startup causes this behavior. When the next macOS is released >> in the fall, I will monitor this before I install apps or make any changes. >> I do clean installs so it will be a fresh system. >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >> Many believe that we have been visited >> in the past. What if it were true? >> On 3/18/2019 9:41 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>> Hi, >>> During the first day or so of a new installation, a lot of things are >>> happening in the background to optimize your disk such as indexing all data >>> on the drive, optimizing connections to Cloud services etc. If this is >>> happening days later, then there really is something strange going on. >>> Later... >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Apple Teacher >>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> On Mar 18, 2019, at 09:48, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >>> Simon, >>> You and I are alone in this. What is going on?! (grins) >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>> Many believe that we have been visited >>> in the past. What if it were true? >>> On 3/18/2019 2:28 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>> Hi ET, >>>> I've just reimaged my mac book air, >>>> It's doing the same thing with the new installation of Mojave >>>> And I can't figure it out. >>>> There isn't anything specific that sets it off. >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>>> Sent: Friday, 15 March 2019 4:16 AM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: Re: Optimizing SSD drive >>>> Simon, >>>> I may have spoken too soon. Seems you and I are the only ones. It >>>> happened a lot in the Finder, but mostly when I run an app. It almost >>>> always happens, at random, when I press a VO command. >>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>> Many believe that we have been visited >>>> in the past. What if it were true? >>>> On 3/12/2019 10:59 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>> I don't think it's a specs issue, >>>>> I was getting the same issue today on a mac book air that wasn't mine and >>>>> would have had lower than average specifications. >>>>> >>>>> I also get it on an imac and my own mac books as well, I think along >>>>> the lines that it's a voiceover issue >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 8:09 AM >>>>> To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>>>> Subject: Optimizing SSD drive >>>>> >>>>> Some time ago I upgraded the 8gigs of ram to 16 on the MBP and >>>>> swapped the spinning drive for the SSD. >>>>> >>>>> I don't recall if the issue with Voiceover existed before then. What >>>>> happens is often when I am navigating the Mac, VO will sound like its >>>>> being throttled back then comes back quickly. Its random, I never know >>>>> when or what may trigger this. >>>>> >>>>> So I will have someone help me put the 8gigs back tomorrow and see >>>>> if the issue clears up. But I am wondering if the SSD is automatically >>>>> optimized or not. If not, can it be optimized? >>>>> >>>>> This happens even when I have done clean installs and have set >>>>> things up from scratch but I am willing to try anything to run this down. >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> >>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>>> Many believe that we have been visited in the past. 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