Cadence

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Set up Cadence, choose a backup schedule, and understand what it changes on your Mac.

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Screenshot: Cadence menu with the “Set Up Cadence” banner
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Getting started with Cadence

Install Cadence, approve its helper and pick a backup schedule. It takes about five minutes and your administrator password, once.

  1. Move to Applications
  2. Set Up Cadence
  3. Allow in Login Items
  4. Full Disk Access
  5. Switch to Manual
  6. Choose a schedule

Getting started

1 article · installing and first run

Permissions

1 article · the helper and what it’s allowed to do

Backups

1 article · schedules, power and snapshots

Troubleshooting

1 article · when something looks wrong

Still stuck?

Open a ticket and tell us what you’re seeing. Include your Cadence and macOS versions, and we’ll reply by email from support@xenoplexus.com.

Read the Cadence FAQ →Release notes → About Cadence →

Cadence is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc. Time Machine, Mac and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Questions about Cadence?

Check the help pages first, or send us a message and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.

Need help with an app or a license? Open a support ticket →

We reply within 24 hours on business days.