HT3275 How can I program the Time Machine to backup every 4-6 hours instead of hourly?

My Time Machine backs up every hour and when it occurs my Mac operating speed slows down to a crawl.  Is there a way to change the settings so that Time Machine backs up every 4-6 hours or at specific times of the day, e.g. 6AM, Noon and 6PM?
Many thanks,
Time Machine Novice

Sawtooth Prop wrote:
My Time Machine backs up every hour and when it occurs my Mac operating speed slows down to a crawl. 
That shouldn't happen, unless you've made lots of changes and have your Mac already pretty well maxed-out.  Changing the backup interval is just addressing the symptoms, not the cause.
Check the size of your backups;  if they seem much too large considering what you've done since the last backup, see #D4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for some common culprits, and ways to find out what's actually getting backed-up.
If the sizes seem reasonable, see #2 there for things that may be slowing your backups down.

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