It's pretty easy to find all files/folder with this attribute using mdfind:
$ sudo mdfind "com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'" Some of these may well be valid, e.g. Xcode build folders, but you can check the list to see if there is anything important that really should be backed up. Paul On 21 Jun 2011, at 18:35, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks Paul. > > I had since got round the issue anyway ... Eventually. However, my main > concern as I said when I first posted my experience is that until you > actually go to retrieve a file from a TM backup you would have no idea that > there was a problem. My problem was in a high use folder where I keep dev > projects and I wanted to get an earlier revision of my source code only to > find that it was all missing. If it had been a far less used folder I may not > have discovered anything for over a year or more! :-( > > I think I need to dust off my UNIX command line skills and write a shell > script that scans every folder looking for these files and another that fixes > them. > > I will pass it on to the Apple support guy too. > > Stephen > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
