I am trying to run automatic superduper backups each night to sparseimage files on an external drive attacned to my time capsule running Lion. I can do this successfully when I attach the drive directly to the computers. BUt when it is attached to the TC I get an error message "failed to mount ....." and it fails. To get it to work I do what I call my Finder trick to open my Time Capsule and then open the external drive and then the sparse image to get the backup to work. Since I take my computer each day to my studio I lose the sparse image in the devices list so when I return home I have to open everything again.
So I have written an automator workflow to get it to work. THe problem is that apparently writing the automator workflow opens up the files but running it does not. My automator workflow consists of "get specified Finder items" where I have to open the time capsule, then open the external drive to finally see the sparse image which I can then add and place in the item list. THen I add "open finder items" to open the sparse image. I have tried "reveal finder items" but that makes no difference.
So what didn't work before I opened automator will work after I just list the 2 steps above. I don't even have to run them or save them.
WHen I get to my studio I am prompted to either disconnect or ignore a message that the external drive is no longer connected. It doesn't seem to matter what I pick because it still does not mount again when I return home.
When I do return home and try to run my backup I get the following message: "THere was a problem connecting to the server "……..'s Time Capsule". The share does not exist on the server."
So I try to run the "open sparse image for SD backup" automator application or have ical start an identical application before it is time for the backup. Nothing happens. Even saving it as a workflow and running it within automator does not work. THe only thing that works is either to do my Finder trick or create a new workflow.
Can someone help me figure out how to make this work so I don't have to remember every night to open the files manually. I have had this problem on both snow leopard and now Lion. THe SuperDuper guru has not been able to figure out why this happens but it happens on both my imac and a macbookpro every time I reboot or take the mbp away from home.
thanks for your help, CWB
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