diff --git a/tmbackupdate.sh b/tmbackupdate.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+rm -f /tmp/TMBACKUPDATE.check
+enabled=`/usr/bin/defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup`
+if [ "$enabled" == "1" ];then
+lastBackupTimestamp=`date -j -f "%a %b %d %T %Z %Y" "$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print Destinations:0:SnapshotDates" /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist | tail -n 2 | head -n 1 | awk '{$1=$1};1')" "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`
+echo Last Backup": $lastBackupTimestamp" >> /tmp/TMBACKUPDATE.check
+else
+echo "Time Machine is Disabled" >> /tmp/TMBACKUPDATE.check
+fi