I just want to do what i do with other backup programs. Do a full backup and incremental backups on command. After so many incremental backups do another full backup. I do turn TM off. However, I did not catch it in time after the full backup and it started an hourly backup. Once it finished, finally, I turned off TM. The full backup was about 2 hours and the hourly one was over an hour. In contrast, I did an incremental SuperDuper backup today in less than 10 minutes.
I have been told that I need both. SD for system recovery (which I needed this morning thanks to CUPS-PDF; it worked quite well). And TM for individual files.
I do not need all the cr.. that TM does. I just need a simple full/incremental backup program that I can run on demand - one that is fast and quick. SD has a smart incremental backup feature, but I have not looked at how well it works for individual files since it is a clone oriented backup.
I guess I need to do some more research.
Thank you for your help.
Mike