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+ | ====== Usage ====== | ||
+ | The preferred method of utilizing the Backup Minder application, | ||
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+ | The last backup of each month will be stored in the ArchiveFolder. | ||
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+ | ====== What are BackupMinder' | ||
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+ | ====== Settings ====== | ||
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+ | Backup Minder requires certain information in order to run. When Backup Minder was installed, it created a settings file at: / | ||
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+ | If Backup Minder is started without any command arguments, it will look to this plist to decide what to do, and how to do it. | ||
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+ | This information can also be supplied by command line arguments that override what is in the settings plist. | ||
+ | ===== BackupMinder Input Variables ===== | ||
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+ | ^ Key ^ Default ^ Description ^ | ||
+ | | BackupSource | n/a | Directory where the backup files are located | | ||
+ | | ArchiveDestination | n/a | Directory where BackupMinder should place its archives | | ||
+ | | NameContains | n/a | Unique pattern in the file name of the backups to check for Case Sensitive | | ||
+ | | BackupsToKeep | n/a | Number of backups to keep when trimming the backup folder //(setting to 0 disables trimming)// | | ||
+ | ^ Key ^ Default ^ Description ^ | ||
+ | | WarnInactiveDays | 7 | Number of days without activity before we log that there is a problem //(setting to 0 disables inactivity warning)// | | ||
+ | | MaxLogLength | 100 | The amount of logs to keep for each backup set Defaults to 100 //(setting to 0 disables max log size)// | | ||
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+ | ====== Other Information ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Making a Settings file ===== | ||
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+ | We bundle a GUI app to create & load the needed launchd plists. | ||
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+ | Additionally, | ||
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+ | ===== Verbose Output ===== | ||
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+ | The -v flag will print more output to help with trouble-shooting. | ||
+ | ===== Logs ===== | ||
+ | Backup Minder keeps logs of its activity next to the program itself, as\\ | ||
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+ | The logs contain a // | ||
+ | Each // | ||
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+ | ~~Title: Usage~~ | ||
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