I wrote in to tech support regarding the steps required to perform a backup of DT databases. The reply I got was as follows:
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Step 1 would be to check that DEVONthink is closed, perhaps issuing a
command to close it if it is open.
Step 2 would be to make a copy of your DEVONthink folder at another
location, as you don’t want to delete your Backup folders in the
original.
Step 3 would be to delete the 3 Backup folders in the database copy.
(Perhaps make an archive of the revised folder?}
Step 4 would be to copy the revised DEVONthink folder (or it’s zipped
archive?) to your iDisk. Issue: Do you want to replace any existing
DT backup in iDisk, or perhaps append a date to the name of the new
one? (If auto-synch between iDisk and your computer is turned on, I
would depend on that to update the remote files while online.)
Step 5 would delete the copy of the DEVONthink database folder (and
also the archive, if that was made), then end the procedure.
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The reason for deleting some backup folders is to save space for iDisk backup. I’ll also be doing a full backup to DVD and an external hard disk.
The question then is has anyone had any experience in getting the above workflow automated? I’m a complete newcomer to Automator and AppleScript, so any pointers would be appreciated.
Ben