---
id: backups.how-do-i-schedule-a-backup
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-schedule-a-backup
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "When backups run"
question: "How do I schedule a backup for a specific time?"
alt_questions:
  - "backup at 2am Storage Studio"
  - "nightly backup schedule Mac"
  - "Can Data Backup run on a schedule?"
  - "set backup time Storage Studio"
  - "change when a backup runs"
  - "On a schedule backup mode"
short_answer: "Click Change… on the backup set's card, choose On a schedule, then pick every hour, every few hours, every day at a set time, or every week, and click Done."
tags: ["schedule", "time", "settings"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-happens-if-my-mac-is-asleep-at-backup-time", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-make-backups-only-run-when-plugged-in"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I schedule a backup for a specific time?

On the backup set's card, click **Change…** next to the line that says when it runs, choose **On a schedule**, pick how often and when, then click **Done**.

The choices are:
- **Every hour**, at a minute you pick (:00, :15, :30 or :45).
- **Every few hours** — every 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 12 hours, anchored to midnight so the times stay the same each day.
- **Every day** at a time you choose.
- **Every week** on a weekday and time you choose.

The card then shows the rule in plain English — for example *"Every day at 02:00"* — and when the next backup will happen.