I forgot to mention that the part with the "multiple drives defined for Time Machine" is valid for all macOS versions, not just Ventura.
> Am 13.11.2022 um 23:36 schrieb matthias rebbe via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > As Jacque has written, but > > in Ventura you can decide if the backup shall be done only manually, every > hour, every day or every week. > > And if you have defined more than one drive for the Time Machine backups and > if you have them all connected at the same time to your computer then the > first backup is done first on the first one, then the next backup on the > second one and so on and then again on the first drive. > > If you have defined more than one drive for the backup, but you only attach > one drive at a time, then the backup is written to that drive. If you attach > an other of the defined drives and remove the other one, then the backup is > written the newly attached drive. > > I for example have always 1 "real" drive attached and i also use my Synology > NAS as a second drive for the Time Machine backups. > > > Regards, > Matthias > > > >> Am 13.11.2022 um 09:02 schrieb Mark Smith via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >> >> Brilliant. I’m inspired. (I presume you can program Time Machine to use >> drive A on Mon, Wed, Fri, drive B on Tues, Thurs, Sat kind of thing?). >> >>> On 11 Nov 2022, at 9:45 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 11/10/22 12:40 PM, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote: >>>> I think my odds are better using a cloud >>>> service than my own efforts at maintaining things. >>> >>> I do both local and cloud backups. If you haven't set up Time Machine I >>> highly recommend it. I have two backup drives on my Mac and Time Machine >>> alternates backups between them. I never have to think about it, and it's >>> saved me more times than I can count, especially when I save a stack and >>> later find out I introduced problems. I just grab the last working copy and >>> get back to work. When I travel, I put one of the drives in a safe place at >>> home and take the other one with me, just in case. That came in handy once >>> when I had to review a script to answer a client's question while I was out >>> of town. SSD drives are just a little larger than a cigarette pack, >>> inexpensive, and easy to carry. >>> >>> I also have Google Drive set up to automatically backup a few important >>> folders including my client folder. That way I have essentially three >>> backups of the important stuff. The good part is that I don't have to do >>> anything at all, the copies take care of themselves. >>> >>> The initial setup happened a couple of decades ago when I lost everything. >>> My Mac's hard drive failed suddenly and my entire digital life went with >>> it. I'm obsessive now. It's entirely possible to be lazy about backups and >>> still have them. >>> >>> BTW, one or the other backup drives has failed a couple of times over the >>> years. I take the dead one offline and Time Machine will continue to backup >>> to the other one until I can get a replacement. This happens about every >>> 3-5 years. >>> >>> I haven't lost any data since the original catastrophe. >>> >>> -- >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
