I've seen web pages mention the use of wget to back up websites, and mention
using either MacPorts or Homebrew to install wget (which doesn't come with
macOS).
They also seem to suggest that rsync over ssh might be better (no credentials
in the clear, unlike wget using ftp). MacOS does include
> On Mar 12, 2023, at 5:35 PM, Sarah Zinsmeister
> wrote:
>
> I actually thought this was a program to back up websites
As others have said, you can leave Macports installed without any risk. Or
uninstall it if you don’t intend to use it.
However, perhaps we can help you achieve the goal of
On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 10:35:48PM +0100, Sarah Zinsmeister
wrote:
> Dear Macports-User,
>
> I am unfortunately as other than an IT expert, so because I
> actually thought this was a program to back up websites, I
> installed Macports. If I have understood that rudimentary somehow,
> Macports
Dear Sarah,
The info at https://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.uninstalling
only says that uninstalling is a drastic step in the context of trying to
solve some issue with macports (i.e. it could probably solved without
uninstalling). But there is no problem with uninstalling macports
Dear Macports-User,
I am unfortunately as other than an IT expert, so because I actually thought
this was a program to back up websites, I installed Macports. If I have
understood that rudimentary somehow, Macports would just now allow me to
install e.g. non-Mac-compatible software. Well, I
