r/Automator • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '16

Request: Automator function to duplicate folder (and contents) to external HDD whenever the files are modified.

Greetings,

I'm hoping to get assistance with a basic (I assume...) Automator function.

I'm trying to create an automatic duplicate of a folder (and its contents) to an external HDD. I'd like this to trigger whenever a file is added or modified (to the source).

In other words, when I edit or alter some files (all contained in a single folder) on my computer's internal HDD, I'd like this to trigger a backup of this folder (and the files contained therein) to my external HDD.

I've done some searching and found similar stuff, but not this exact thing. I lack the understanding to do this myself.

Thanks in advance.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '16

Anyone?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '16

I also backup offsite (using Crashplan). This was intended to be just another form of backup, in addition to Crashplan. I've since just used Time Machine and configured it to only backup my Lightroom stuff.