.\""Copyright (c) 2016 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.Dd November 10, 2016
.Dt BACKUPD 8
.Os macOS
.Sh NAME
.Nm backupd
.Nd Time Machine backup daemon
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the Time Machine backup daemon. It is responsible for creating Time Machine backups and managing its backup history.
.Pp
There are no configurations to
.Nm , aside from exclusions, and users should not run
.Nm
manually.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr backupd-helper 8 ,
.Xr tmutil 8