Why Can't I Make a New Folder?

[Shake 'n' Bake]

I've got two HDDs in my PM. I want to make a new folder on the second one, called "Beta." The problem is the menus don't give me that option. I've got a bunch of stuff on Beta so I'd rather not do a reformat. This PM also acts as a server, so I'd prefer not to restart.

I tried to move a folder to Beta from the desktop and I got a message saying that Beta cannot be modified. Cancel or authenticate.

And once I do get this folder there without trouble, how can I have it backup another folder automatically?

Thanks.

 

[macunwired]

Did you check the permissions on the drive?

Make sure you have write permissions on the drive.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

Make sure you have write permissions on the drive.

I don't which is weird because this account is admin. I fixed that.

Does anyone know how I can automatically backup a folder (just a single folder) automatically, say every hour or so in a TM fashion, i.e. backup only what was changed?

Thanks.

 

[macunwired]

.mac or 10.5

If you have a .mac account (mobil me), you can use the backup application.

If you have 10.5 leopard, you can set time machine to just backup the 1 folder.

Or.... here is a list of free backup apps:
http://lifehacker.com/248943/geek-to-live--complete-free-mac-backup

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

If you have a .mac account (mobil me), you can use the backup application.

If you have 10.5 leopard, you can set time machine to just backup the 1 folder.

Or.... here is a list of free backup apps:
http://lifehacker.com/248943/geek-to-live--complete-free-mac-backup

Thanks, but SilverKeeper doesn't do what I want and I don't want to pay any money.

I've got Tiger 10.4.11. Maybe an Automator thing could something similar...

 

[jzuena]

Thanks, but SilverKeeper doesn't do what I want and I don't want to pay any money.

I've got Tiger 10.4.11. Maybe an Automator thing could something similar...

Maybe set up a cron job to do what you want (from terminal)?

crontab -e

and add a line like:
0 * * * * cp -ur /folder/to/copy /backup/folder/location

Should back up the folder at zero minutes past every hour.

 

[angelwatt]

and add a line like:
0 * * * * cp -ur /folder/to/copy /backup/folder/location

What do the u and r arguments do? I don't see them listed in the man page.

@OP
An alternative to the above is the rsync command that is common for backups. It could be used in a cron job like described by jzuena.

rsync -a /folder/to/copy /backup/folder/location

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

I solved the backup problem with an Automator app that gets the contents of the iTunes Music folder and copies that to Beta. I then used iCal to tell it to run each day at 10 PM. I also put it in ~/Library/Scripts so I can backup when ever I like with the AppleScript menubar item.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

Thanks for the crontab stuff, but I'd rather have something with a GUI for now. I might try that once I've proven my backup system.

Thanks.