---
id: backups.can-i-keep-backups-out-of-my-working-hours
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-keep-backups-out-of-my-working-hours
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "When backups run"
question: "Can I keep backups out of my working hours?"
alt_questions:
  - "Stay out of my working hours backup"
  - "don't back up during the day"
  - "backup quiet hours"
  - "Waiting until … you asked for backups to stay out of these hours"
  - "pause backups 9 to 6"
short_answer: "Yes. Turn on Stay out of my working hours in the set's Change… popover and pick the hours. Automatic runs wait until the window ends; Back up now still works."
tags: ["quiet hours", "schedule", "conditions"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-make-backups-only-run-when-plugged-in", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-limit-backup-upload-speed"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I keep backups out of my working hours?

Yes. In the set's **Change…** popover, under **Only when**, turn on **Stay out of my working hours** and choose the hours — for example between 09:00 and 18:00. Automatic and scheduled runs wait until the window ends.

The card shows *"Waiting until … — you asked for backups to stay out of these hours."* Starting a backup yourself with **Back up now** is never held back.