Applescripting Time Machine

[laskie]

I've used the following bit of Applescript for years to trigger Time Machine from within an Applescript. It no longer seems to work in Mavericks. Anyone know of a solution or alternative. This script runs and does not throw any error messages. It simply does nothing.

do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper >/dev/null 2>&1 &"

 

[satcomer]

Learn the Apple command structure for Time Machine with the command:

man tmutil

Then see if you can use these commands to niggle Time Machine for your new script, Good Luck.

 

[Weaselboy]

I've used the following bit of Applescript for years to trigger Time Machine from within an Applescript. It no longer seems to work in Mavericks. Anyone know of a solution or alternative. This script runs and does not throw any error messages. It simply does nothing.

do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper >/dev/null 2>&1 &"

Here you go.

do shell script "tmutil startbackup"

 

[laskie]

Thanks much!!!! This works perfectly!