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Automatically sync folder contents in the background
Since Lion still won't allow me to search the SMB volumes I need, I'm planning on syncing them to a local folder that will be indexed by Spotlight. What's the best way to sync folders automatically in ...
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Automator: Archive a folder, whilst excluding certain files
I am trying to create an automator based workflow whereby I create archives of folders but exclude certain files from the final archive. I would also like to specify the files or folders to exclude ...
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Checking for folder/file changes using Automator?
Is there there a way to check a folder/file for changes (includes adding files, deleting files, changes in files,...). The 'Folder action' in Automator is only checking if any files are newly added.
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Automator folder action questions
As I asked in this post, I could make it that a file in a directory can be renamed automatically, but I have some questions about this action.
Where to the workflow files are copied? When I run ...