Automatic copy to external hard drive?

I believe you can create a Folder Action for that. When a file is deposited in the folder the Folder Action can copy the file to another location. Use Automator to create the Folder Action.

Of course if you use a backup utility such as Time Machine it will create a new incremental backup automatically hourly.

See the second post in this thread:

http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=28255

If you need help setting it up as a folder action, see:

http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/01/30/folder-actions-for-os-x-explained-with-real -world-examples/

Regards.

You do this with Automator. I think you will find Automator has an action for this already. If not you can check the sites referenced in an earlier post to find an AppleScript or Automator action.

Kappy's right, and doing it through Automator is easier than what I suggested above. Here are the steps:

1) Run Automator
2) select a Folder Action from the template chooser and click Choose
3) Select the folder into which you put your files from the "Choose folder" pulldown (Select "other" and choose your folder)
4) Click on "Files and Folders" in the Actions sidebar
5) Drag the "Copy Finder Items" action into the pane on the right
6) Select the folder on your external drive to which you want to have the files automatically copied
7) Save the Automator action

That should do it. Automator will attach that workflow to the folder as a Folder Action, and then anything you drop in the first folder from then on will automatically be immediately copied to the other folder.

Hope this works for you, and thanks to Kappy for the tip.

Kappy probably was the one who deserved the star since it was his suggestion, but thanks. Glad it's working for you.

Regards.

That's going to be more difficult, I fear. It might be possible with an AppleScript, but I'm not certain if an application saving to a folder triggers a folder action. You might take this up in the AppleScript forum and see if anyone there can help.

An alternative would be to get one of the many sync applications that can sync two folders, then use an AppleScript as a Folder Action (if the app saving to a folder/subfolder triggers a folder action) to trigger the sync app to run whenever something is put into the folder, Sync!Sync!Sync!, for example, can be run via an AppleScript and it's not very expensive.

Finally, NoodleSoft's Hazel would very probably do what you want, and while it's the most expensive option, at $21.95 US it's not all that pricey. They have a fourteen-day trial so you can test it out and be sure.

Regards.

Both of these should do what you want
I use Imageingester
You have to pay for either program, but if your work and clients are important to you it's a small investment

http://www.camerabits.com/site/

http://imageingester.com/ii-info.php

Cant't say for sure if it does, it's on my other machine
What is good about ImageIngester is it copies to both targets from the original card
You can pick a folder as a source but I don't think it "watches" it
You might be able to tie ImageIngester into an Automator workflow
Cronosync might be over kill but with that you can automate the process and even target file types and destination folders
Hope this helps

ChronoSync works very well - I use it myself for making automatic backups - but it works only on a scheduled basis. There's no way I know of to have it work every time something is dropped into a folder.

Regards.