Re: Automator-users Digest, Vol 142, Issue 1
Re: Automator-users Digest, Vol 142, Issue 1
- Subject: Re: Automator-users Digest, Vol 142, Issue 1
- From: Tom Austin via Automator-users <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 08:02:21 -0400
Another backup system for Mac is Carbon Copy Cloner. See https://bombich.com
Very capable! And far easier for some tasks...
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> 1. Time Machine backup every Sunday night. (Colin Scarfe)
> 2. Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night. (Victor Gaspar)
> 3. Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night. (Don)
> 4. Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night. (Colin Scarfe)
> 5. Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night. (Don)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:44:45 +1000
> From: Colin Scarfe <email@hidden>
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> Subject: Time Machine backup every Sunday night.
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> Hello Group.
>
> I am interested in learning about Automator have never used it before but now
> have the time to do so but before I start I would like to know if its
> possible to create a workflow that will start time machine and backup my HD
> every Sunday and night the hourly preset built into the software. If this is
> possible I will have a go and try it.
>
> Cheers
> Colin
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 09:36:54 +0100
> From: Victor Gaspar <email@hidden>
> To: Colin Scarfe <email@hidden>
> Cc: email@hidden
> Subject: Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night.
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> Hello.
>
> Time Machine is automatic. He does a backup every hour, then every day and
> keeps a daily and weekly backup.
> You don?t need Automator.
>
> Cheers,
> Victor.
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>
> Enviado do meu iPhone
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>> No dia 19/06/2022, ?s 03:44, Colin Scarfe via Automator-users
>> <email@hidden> escreveu:
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>> ?Hello Group.
>>
>> I am interested in learning about Automator have never used it before but
>> now have the time to do so but before I start I would like to know if its
>> possible to create a workflow that will start time machine and backup my HD
>> every Sunday and night the hourly preset built into the software. If this is
>> possible I will have a go and try it.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Colin
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:15:33 +0100
> From: Don <email@hidden>
> To: Victor Gaspar <email@hidden>, Victor Gaspar via
> Automator-users <email@hidden>
> Cc: Colin Scarfe <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night.
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> or use rsync. Very flexible.
> See e.g. https://blog.duklabs.com/using-rsync-on-mac-to-copy-files/
> <https://blog.duklabs.com/using-rsync-on-mac-to-copy-files/>
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> Don Lodge
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>> On 19 Jun 2022, at 09:36, Victor Gaspar via Automator-users
>> <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> Hello.
>>
>> Time Machine is automatic. He does a backup every hour, then every day and
>> keeps a daily and weekly backup.
>> You don?t need Automator.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Victor.
>>
>>
>> Enviado do meu iPhone
>>
>>> No dia 19/06/2022, ?s 03:44, Colin Scarfe via Automator-users
>>> <email@hidden> escreveu:
>>>
>>> ?Hello Group.
>>>
>>> I am interested in learning about Automator have never used it before but
>>> now have the time to do so but before I start I would like to know if its
>>> possible to create a workflow that will start time machine and backup my HD
>>> every Sunday and night the hourly preset built into the software. If this
>>> is possible I will have a go and try it.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Colin
>>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:01:00 +1000
> From: Colin Scarfe <email@hidden>
> To: Victor Gaspar <email@hidden>
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> Subject: Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night.
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> Thanks for the comments,
> I only want to backup once a week on a Sunday around midnight - not hourly
> daily, etc.
> Rsync might be a bit too technical for me, havnt looked into it but looks
> like it would do a complete backup every time, don?t think it could do
> incremental backups.
> Thanks guys
> Colin
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>> On 19 Jun 2022, at 6:36 pm, Victor Gaspar <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> Time Machine is automatic. He does a backup every hour, then every day and
>> keeps a daily and weekly backup.
>> You don?t need Automator.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Victor.
>>
>>
>> Enviado do meu iPhone
>>
>>> No dia 19/06/2022, ?s 03:44, Colin Scarfe via Automator-users
>>> <email@hidden> escreveu:
>>>
>>> ?Hello Group.
>>>
>>> I am interested in learning about Automator have never used it before but
>>> now have the time to do so but before I start I would like to know if its
>>> possible to create a workflow that will start time machine and backup my HD
>>> every Sunday and night the hourly preset built into the software. If this
>>> is possible I will have a go and try it.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Colin
>>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:47:13 +0100
> From: Don <email@hidden>
> To: Colin Scarfe <email@hidden>, Colin Scarfe via
> Automator-users <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Time Machine backup every Sunday night.
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> Then you need TimeMachineEditor
> https://tclementdev.com/timemachineeditor/
> <https://tclementdev.com/timemachineeditor/>
>
> It is simple
>
> Don
>
>> On 19 Jun 2022, at 12:01, Colin Scarfe via Automator-users
>> <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> Thanks for the comments,
>> I only want to backup once a week on a Sunday around midnight - not hourly
>> daily, etc.
>> Rsync might be a bit too technical for me, havnt looked into it but looks
>> like it would do a complete backup every time, don?t think it could do
>> incremental backups.
>> Thanks guys
>> Colin
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 19 Jun 2022, at 6:36 pm, Victor Gaspar <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Time Machine is automatic. He does a backup every hour, then every day and
>>> keeps a daily and weekly backup.
>>> You don?t need Automator.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Victor.
>>>
>>>
>>> Enviado do meu iPhone
>>>
>>>> No dia 19/06/2022, ?s 03:44, Colin Scarfe via Automator-users
>>>> <email@hidden> escreveu:
>>>>
>>>> ?Hello Group.
>>>>
>>>> I am interested in learning about Automator have never used it before but
>>>> now have the time to do so but before I start I would like to know if its
>>>> possible to create a workflow that will start time machine and backup my
>>>> HD every Sunday and night the hourly preset built into the software. If
>>>> this is possible I will have a go and try it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Colin
>>>>
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