How to speed up your Time Machine backupsIs Time Machine taking forever to back up your Mac? You can speed it up temporarily with this Terminal trick.
If you are the type of Mac user that only backs up your data every once in a while (no judgement, everyone is different), you might have to wait a long time while Time Machine backs up all of the new stuff you've changed since the last backup. Reddit user villiansv discovered a Terminal trick that will disable the disk operation throttling mechanism, so Time Machine uses more CPU and backs up faster. Here's how.
What it means to speed up Time Machine and slow down other operations
The Terminal command used to speed up Time Machine essentially disables the program's throttling mechanism. It frees it up to gobble up CPU, and subsequently slow down the rest of your computer. If you were to forget to revert back to your original settings, you could really screw up your Mac's performance. It is essential that you follow the steps to revert back to your normal CPU activity.
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How to speed up your Time Machine backups
