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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1340507" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Of course it's in the menubar. I TOLD you it was a menubar extra. Do you even know what those are? And the rest of your "warning" is wrong on so many levels it's not even funny. It doesn't show up just when certain apps have the focus. It is persistent just as is the menubar. That's the entire point of menubar extras… to be persistent despite what app has the focus.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why are you asking? You claim you are a developer and know how to use Google. So Google it. Then write a script to run it for you on command. That's all DesktopUtility and other similar tools do… run scripts to accomplish the task.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why would I do that? You claimed there are "too many secret/poorly-documented/inaccessible ways of excluding files from backup". There are no secret or poorly documented ways of excluding anything. Period. The fact that it doesn't support excluding specific file types using wildcards is another matter entirely.</p><p></p><p>I'm not wasting my time rebutting the rest of your post. I can't figure out if you are trolling or simply so new to OS X that you are this clueless. We've seen our fair share of arrogant switchers coming in here complaining about this or that in OS X that doesn't do EXACTLY the same things in EXACTLY the same way that they are used to. You obviously have needs in backup software that Time Machine can't meet, and there's nothing wrong with that. But you completely failed to adequately express what exactly your needs were before and how Time Machine failed to meet those needs. Furthermore, your failure to accept responsibility for that and your attempt to actually pin it on me is mind-numbingly bizarre.</p><p></p><p>A couple others have recommended backup software… SuperDuper and Carbon Copy Cloner. While those are excellent pieces of software in their own right and do meet a need that Time Machine doesn't meet for some purposes, I can tell you that neither offer features like excluding files using a wildcard (EDIT: CCC does have some advanced filters that allow to exclude specific file types). I have little doubt that there is software that will do it, and if there's one thing I'm ****ed good at, it's finding solutions if they exist. But there's no chance I'm helping you unless your attitude changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1340507, member: 38864"] Of course it's in the menubar. I TOLD you it was a menubar extra. Do you even know what those are? And the rest of your "warning" is wrong on so many levels it's not even funny. It doesn't show up just when certain apps have the focus. It is persistent just as is the menubar. That's the entire point of menubar extras… to be persistent despite what app has the focus. Why are you asking? You claim you are a developer and know how to use Google. So Google it. Then write a script to run it for you on command. That's all DesktopUtility and other similar tools do… run scripts to accomplish the task. Why would I do that? You claimed there are "too many secret/poorly-documented/inaccessible ways of excluding files from backup". There are no secret or poorly documented ways of excluding anything. Period. The fact that it doesn't support excluding specific file types using wildcards is another matter entirely. I'm not wasting my time rebutting the rest of your post. I can't figure out if you are trolling or simply so new to OS X that you are this clueless. We've seen our fair share of arrogant switchers coming in here complaining about this or that in OS X that doesn't do EXACTLY the same things in EXACTLY the same way that they are used to. You obviously have needs in backup software that Time Machine can't meet, and there's nothing wrong with that. But you completely failed to adequately express what exactly your needs were before and how Time Machine failed to meet those needs. Furthermore, your failure to accept responsibility for that and your attempt to actually pin it on me is mind-numbingly bizarre. A couple others have recommended backup software… SuperDuper and Carbon Copy Cloner. While those are excellent pieces of software in their own right and do meet a need that Time Machine doesn't meet for some purposes, I can tell you that neither offer features like excluding files using a wildcard (EDIT: CCC does have some advanced filters that allow to exclude specific file types). I have little doubt that there is software that will do it, and if there's one thing I'm ****ed good at, it's finding solutions if they exist. But there's no chance I'm helping you unless your attitude changes. [/QUOTE]
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