Plist and Nano

[2dogs2]

Is Nano a good way to edit plist files ?

I changed the time frame on my auto backup so it would only go once a day instead of hourly, now it seems like it does not run at all unless I do it manually.


Am I missing something or is Nano not good for editing these files?

TIA ...

 

[BlueRevolution]

I'd suggest using defaults instead; that's what it's for. I see no reason why nano shouldn't work, though.

 

[2dogs2]

This is a home computer why would I want to back up data hourly?

Defaults are like the weather ever changing !!

 

[BlueRevolution]

Because Time Machine is incremental and takes only a few minutes to update a backup?

 

[2dogs2]

Because Time Machine is incremental and takes only a few minutes to update a backup?

I'll use Carbon Copy Cloner.. I can schedule it for when ever I want now...