No, Time Machine does not compress, so you can browse right to a file and grab it if you need to. It uses sim links and other tricks to minimize the size of backups, but no compression. Automator is not a data app, it is used to automate tasks like opening apps or renaming files. It's very useful, but not in a backup context for the most part. You could put together an Automator workflow to back up certain files or folders every so often automatically, but Time Machine will already be doing that. On Sep 12, 2014, at 5:53 PM, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> Its too easy to get carried away and use third party apps to do what built > in apps can do. I have done this in Windows. Its not a bad thing to look to > the outside of course. But I am starting to get comfortable now with the Mac > and am probably going to make the switch this month from Windows. > > I think Time Capsule is in my future too. There is only a $100 difference > in price between the 2t and 3t. More room for more backups. > > But I will start with Time Machine. Are the backups compressed? > > You mention Finder. That reminds me of another app I have not looked at > yet, Automator. If I recall, that also can save data? Now and then I browse > the list of apps in the Application folder. > > (Now to add Time Capsule to my wish list and start filling the piggy bank.) > > From The Believer. . . > . . . what if it were true? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 9/12/2014 1:18 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >> You can also use Arq from Haystack Software to back up to various places, >> including Amazon S3/Glacier and Google Drive. Depending on your needs this >> is free or very, very cost-effective. It's 100% accessible. >> http://www.haystacksoftware.com/arq/index.php >> >> But I thought the OP said he wasn't looking for remote backups. >> >> As for Time Machine reliability, I can definitely say that it requires >> non-zero care and attention, sometimes to the point of destroying the backup >> target and starting again, but I haven't experienced any trouble restoring. >> Probably Time Capsule is the best bet for this, as it's designed for this >> purpose and is easy to share or erase backups when there is a need. Time >> Machine does perform verifications regularly, and will inform you when you >> need to erase your backup. >> >> I personally have never had a need for Super Duper or CCC, though I hear >> very good things about both. The important thing is that you can create a >> clone of the machine that's currently booted. You can use OS X's own >> built-in utilities to create and restore snapshots of disks or volumes that >> are not mounted. However, let us not forget that one very obvious way to >> back up data on a regular basis is just to, y'know, make a copy of it. And >> you can do that with the Finder. :) >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
