automating back up process

[kyle]

hi, everyone !

i want to back up multi files to either Differerent Folder or to floppy disk or zip drive. can this be automated ? or should i manually need to copy the back up files to floppy or zip drive ?

looks like i can't assign the destination path for the back up file to another folder or another drive by using " save a copy as" script step. it creates the back up files in the same folder where all my original files are. also i heard when i open my original files. sometimes back up file can be opened instead of original file by mistake ( i mean not human error but computer error ). is this true ?

TIA...

KYLE

[IdealData]

Not much to go on here, but if you're on a Mac then you could automate using AppleScript.

Bear in mind that your file MUST BE CLOSED when making a copy.

In a network you could use FMServer - this has automated real time backups.

[stuj1026]

We use 2 plugins to do this here. Ozium Events And Troi File. We use events to scripts the time we want the script to run and use troi file to move the file and rename it to the folder or drive we want to save in. We script "save a copy as"

Stu

[tallboy755]

Here is what I am doing for a "Backup"