Re: make archive if each folder on a share

Subject: Re: make archive if each folder on a share

From: Peter Baxter <email@hidden>

Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 19:17:47 +1100

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Hi George,

The basic script is:

on backupFolderToDisk(startFolder, targetDisk)

tell application "Finder"

duplicate every file of startFolder to disk targetDisk with replacing

duplicate every folder of startFolder to disk targetDisk with replacing

end tell

end backupFolderToDisk

This script is from Adam Goldstein: Applescript the Missing Manual

You could then schedule your script to run with iCal by saving your script as an application and setting the alarm to open the application, or use terminal to set a crontab. If you want to know more about setting your backup to run with Terminal, reply and I'll explain further.

Peter

On 02/03/2007, at 6:57 AM, George wrote:

I'm guessing this is the right list...

Anyone know how to, at a specific time, make a archive of each folder on a drive? I have a drive that is our main share (no system on it) and I would like to have the system make an archive of each folder at say, each new month. I've poked around but haven't seen anything on how to do this. We have used ACLs in the past but have put off by them recently. System is 10.4.*.

One issue I have is on folders that are set up after I make a script and include each folder name.
My esp is failing me so I don't know what the folder names will be. ;)

Thanks,
George

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