Automator disk mount action

[TheMasin9]

Hey all,
I have need for an action that detects a specific disk mounted (specifically a usb Flash drive) and then runs through a syncing workflow that syncs the contents of the flash drive with a specific folder on my computer (documents).

Thanks in advance

 

[captainbeefheat]

You mean a automated backup? Though sounds like you want it to happen whenever you plug it in not a certain time, so like an ipod or palm? I suspect you could do something like that with automator.

 

[TheMasin9]

which action?

You mean a automated backup? Though sounds like you want it to happen whenever you plug it in not a certain time, so like an ipod or palm? I suspect you could do something like that with automator.

yeah, im just looking for the action that can recognize a disk when it is plugged in, which can lead to the automatic opening of automator and runthrough of a syncing workflow then an ejection of the disk.

 

[robbieduncan]

So you have this "syncing workflow" already available? Because that is non-trivial. In fact it's quite difficult.

 

[zweigand]

If you are on a PPC machine I suggest you look into this app

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10881

There is another way that involve AppleScript and folder actions that you can use ...but it's more complicated. You essentially attach a folder action to your /Volumes directory and have it look for a specific name to pop up in there.

 

[mimeya]

If you know the name of the disk....

If you know the name of the disk.... you could use this Applescript to create a .scrpt file (and add it to the file action for the Volumes directory):

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
	try
		tell application "Finder"
			set ref_added_items to a reference to added_items
			repeat with n from 1 to count of added_items
				set x to item n of added_items
				if (x as text) contains "DiskName" then
					-- do stuff
				end if
			end repeat
		end tell
	end try
end adding folder items to

This thread was started a while back and is pretty dead, but hope this helps someone.....

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