Auto Compress and Backup?

[patriotaki]

Is there any tool that can auto compress specific folders and back them up in a different location every X days/minutes/ etc ?

im looking for a good backup solution, instead of copying each file individually i would like to backup the compressed folder instead

 

[barbu]

Certainly some command line and/or AppleScript can do this. What have you tried? Are you looking for a product or a workflow?

 

[patriotaki]

Certainly some command line and/or AppleScript can do this. What have you tried? Are you looking for a product or a workflow?

i would prefer a product/software before moving in the scripting solutions

 

[Slartibart]

so, what have you tried so far? Folder Actions or using launchd seems exactly what you need - but if you could kindly share what you tried?

 

[patriotaki]

so, what have you tried so far? Folder Actions or using launchd seems exactly what you need - but if you could kindly share what you tried?

so far i have downloaded and testing Get Backup Pro, another option is GoodSync which i havent tested yet.

I havent done anything manual/scriptping wise.

 

[MandiMac]

Is there any tool that can auto compress specific folders and back them up in a different location every X days/minutes/ etc ?

im looking for a good backup solution, instead of copying each file individually i would like to backup the compressed folder instead

Dumb question, but did you try Time Machine?

 

[patriotaki]

Dumb question, but did you try Time Machine?

nop, from what i've read online its a good solution but a bit too automated in a point where you cant control everything and in tough situations you may not be able to restore.

 

[MandiMac]

nop, from what i've read online its a good solution but a bit too automated in a point where you cant control everything and in tough situations you may not be able to restore.

I can only tell from personal anecdotal experience, but we never had any problem with TM or missing controls (30+ Macs in private and corporate environment). Yes, it's a "set it and forget it" thing, so you'd have to specify which controls are important to you - but the main thing, your data (and ALL of it, if you wish so) gets backupped. Only thing is: It isn't compressed.

 

[patriotaki]

I can only tell from personal anecdotal experience, but we never had any problem with TM or missing controls (30+ Macs in private and corporate environment). Yes, it's a "set it and forget it" thing, so you'd have to specify which controls are important to you - but the main thing, your data (and ALL of it, if you wish so) gets backupped. Only thing is: It isn't compressed.

where does it back it up tho? same drive? or in the main drive where the OS is?

 

[MandiMac]

where does it back it up tho? same drive? or in the main drive where the OS is?

That's up to you. We have it configured on external HDDs, so it's really a backup (what if the drive in your Mac fails completely?) to have in case of a restore.

 

[patriotaki]

That's up to you. We have it configured on external HDDs, so it's really a backup (what if the drive in your Mac fails completely?) to have in case of a restore.

The HDDs need to be connected to the mac always ?
The thing with the mac mini m1 is the lack of ports :/ i can only have 1 external drive connected and even that one throttles (5gbps instead of 10gbps)

 

[MandiMac]

The HDDs need to be connected to the mac always ?
The thing with the mac mini m1 is the lack of ports :/ i can only have 1 external drive connected and even that one throttles (5gbps instead of 10gbps)

It would be optimal, because that way you have hourly backups. But if you don't always have your HDD connected, TM will backup the next time it gets connected, so nothing to worry about.

Well, I think you won't be really noticing the "throttling" of the drive. 5 Gbps are several hundred MB per second (600+ MB/s), and a HDD isn't usually reaching these levels of performance.