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Start, pause or resume a Time Machine backup on Mac
You can have Time Machine perform a backup at any time, even if you don’t have Back Up Automatically selected in Time Machine preferences.
On your Mac, do any of the following:
Start a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.Pause a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Skip This Backup.Resume a backup: Click the Time Machine icon
in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.
If the Time Machine icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple menu 
> System Preferences, click Time Machine, then select “Show Time Machine in menu bar.”