# Snapshot frequency beyond every 24 hours **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139 "2023-07-02T18:59:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![itsJustYvonne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@itsJustYvonne](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/itsJustYvonne)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/1 "2023-07-02T18:59:19Z")
In the KopiaUI Policy tab, I see the option for Snapshop Frequency goes up to Every 12 Hours, or I can go with Times of Day for every 24 hours. Is there a way to tell Kopia to do a snapshot every other day? Much thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChrisA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@ChrisA](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/ChrisA)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/2 "2023-07-09T07:56:40Z")
Hi, some people are using the command line to run their backups. By doing this, you are free to schedule your backups. In the UI, you can only schedule using predefined times. I think, we may need to implement a more user-friendly scheduling for snapshots. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![Shajirr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Shajirr](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Shajirr)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/3 "2025-05-09T15:54:50Z")
inability to issue custom time for snapshots is still a problem when using UI, any chance that will ever be fixed? ---
**Author:** ![dimejo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/dimejo/32/287_2.png) [@dimejo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/dimejo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/4 "2025-05-11T08:03:55Z")
Have you tried using `Cron Expressions` in the Scheduling part KopiaUI? ---
**Author:** ![Shajirr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Shajirr](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Shajirr)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/5 "2025-05-13T14:57:03Z")
yes. Its extremely convoluted and user-unfriendly. I wasn’t able to set 1.5h interval by myself, and it turned out it was impossible with just one expression, you need to combine two to get that. I also don’t know a single person IRL who even knows what a cron expression is. ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/6 "2025-05-14T03:42:51Z")
> [@Shajirr](#): > > I also don’t know a single person IRL who even knows what a cron expression is. This is what google is for:) I recommend this site: > **[Crontab.guru - The cron schedule expression generator](https://crontab.guru/)** > > An easy to use editor for crontab schedules. for testing your crontab expressions. ---
**Author:** ![Shajirr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Shajirr](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Shajirr)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/snapshot-frequency-beyond-every-24-hours/2139/7 "2025-05-14T06:21:54Z")
The issue is that you should not need to do that. If you just need a single interval and nothing else, there is no need for cron expressions at all. The program had a perfectly functioning and easy way to set the snapshot frequency, any it was for some reason removed. Making your program harder to use is regression.