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smartTimeMachine
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smartTimeMachine is dedicated to use alternatively (at least) two different targets for the Time Machine process, and each target having a different capacity.
By example, a Time Capsule has a capacity of 2TB and a niftyTimeMachine (microSD card) a capacity of 128GB.
How to use it?
The AppleScript uses to control smartTimeMachine can be used as a service when it runs with Automator.
Prior to declare the AppleScript as a service, you must adapt the following:
- The list declared in 'choose from list'
- The boolean test on the destination
- The destinations
- The afp destination password given by the echo command
You can also adapt the exclusions list to reflect your backups
How it run?
Independently of the destination, the destination enabler works such as:
- Stop the Time Machine process
- Set or remove the exclusions
- Set the destination
- Restart the Time Machine process
- Start the initial backup after that the destination has been changed
Each step of the smartTimeMachine process is displayed in the notification center.
When you start smartTimeMachine, smartTimeMachine asks you to obtain the administrator privileges required by the 'tmutil' command.
Values to change
<your second Time Machine device> Must be replaced with your second Time Machine device, such as a microSD card
<insert here tour 1st exclusion> In function of the size of your second TM device, you should exclude some specific folders or subfolders
<your Time Machine password> Must be replaced with your Time Machine (Time Capsule) password
<your Time Machine afp path> Must be replaced with the network to your Time Machine running on your Time Capsule; begins with afp://
<path to the second TM device> Path to your local TM device
(C) 2015 - Hericius Consulting - André Staquet
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on run {}
-- Which destination must be set for the Time Machine next backup(s)
choose from list {"Time Capsule", "<your second Time Machine device>"} with title "smartTimeMachine v0.1" with prompt "Choose destination?" without multiple selections allowed and empty selection allowed
-- Execute the choice
if the result is not false then
if the first item of the result = "Time Capsule" then
smartTimeMachineTimeCapsule()
else if the first item of the result = "<your second Time Machine device>" then
smartTimeMachineSecondDevice()
else
display notification "ERROR: Wrong destination choosen" with title "smartTimeMachine v0.1"
end if
else
display notification "smartTimeMachine has been canceled" with title "smartTimeMachine v0.1"
end if
end run
-- Time Capsule settings
on smartTimeMachineTimeCapsule()
display notification "Destination is set to Time Capsule.\nApplying changes in progress ..." with title "smartTimeMachine v0.1"
-- Stop the TimeMachine process
do shell script "tmutil disable" with administrator privileges
-- Set / remove the exclusions
-- Remove unecessary exclusions ; return to the default exclusions set using the Time Machine GUI
-- Insert below your exclusions to remove
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p <insert here your 1st exclusion>" with administrator privileges
-- Below the mandatory exclusions to remove
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Users/Shared" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Users/Guest" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Applications" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Library" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /usr" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Volumes" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /etc" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /private" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /var" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /Network" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /bin" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /sbin" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /System" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /cores" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /tmp" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /.DocumentRevisions-V100" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /.Spotlight-V100" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /.fseventsd" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil removeexclusion -p /.vol" with administrator privileges
-- Set the destination
do shell script "echo \"<your Time Machine password>\" | tmutil setdestination -p \"<your Time Machine afp path>\"" with administrator privileges
-- Start the TimeMachine process
do shell script "tmutil enable" with administrator privileges
-- Ask Time Machine process to launch the first backup when the destination has been changed
do shell script "tmutil startbackup --auto" with administrator privileges
end smartTimeMachineTimeCapsule
-- Time Machine second device settings
on smartTimeMachineSecondDevice()
display notification "Destination is set to <your second Time Machine device>.\nApplying changes in progress ..." with title "smartTimeMachine v0.1"
-- Stop the TimeMachine process
do shell script "tmutil disable" with administrator privileges
-- Set / remove the exclusions
-- Exclusions are set to backup only a limited set of folders
-- '-p' is required to enable the fixed-path mode when Time Machine happens on niftyTimeMachine
-- If '-p' is not passed to the exclusion, tmutil requires more space to make its backups
-- Don't forget to remove the exclusion with the '-p'
-- Insert below your additional exclusions
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p <insert here your 1st exclusion>" with administrator privileges
-- Below the mandatory exclusions
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Users/Shared" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Users/Guest" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Applications" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Library" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /usr" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Volumes" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /etc" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /private" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /var" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /Network" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /bin" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /sbin" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /System" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /cores" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /tmp" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /.DocumentRevisions-V100" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /.Spotlight-V100" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /.fseventsd" with administrator privileges
do shell script "tmutil addexclusion -p /.vol" with administrator privileges
-- Set the destination
do shell script "tmutil set destination \"<path to the second TM device>\"" with administrator privileges
-- Start the TimeMachine process
do shell script "tmutil enable" with administrator privileges
-- Ask Time Machine process to launch the first backup when the destination has been changed
do shell script "tmutil startbackup --auto" with administrator privileges
end smartTimeMachineSecondDevice
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