iCal Backup Script

A script that will backup iCal when run.
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  • License:
  • Freeware
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • BusyMac LLC
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.busymac.com/index.html
  • Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS X
  • File Size:
  • 6 KB

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iCal Backup Script Description

A script that will backup iCal when run. iCal allows you to create a backup file by selecting File > Back up iCal. You can later restore iCal by double-clicking the backup file. Restoring iCal from a backup works great as long as you have a recent backup. But that’s rarely the case.What if you could configure iCal to create backups automatically? This is possible with just a little help from AppleScript.iCal Backup Script will backup iCal when run. You can create alarms in iCal to run scripts. To configure iCal to back itself up every day, create a repeating alarm in iCal that runs this script. Here's how:· Save this iCal Backup script to your Applications folder.· Applescript Icon Create a new event in iCal that repeats every day (e.g. 11:00 PM).· Backupical Set the Alarm type to Run Script. Then choose Other... and select the iCal Backup script stored in the Applications folder.By default, the script creates backup files that are date and time stamped (iCal 2008-11-14 23.00.00.icbu) and stores them in ~/Documents/iCal Backups. It archives up to 10 day’s worth of backups and deletes the older backups.


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