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<blockquote data-quote="gatorparrots" data-source="post: 182">Here is how to create a 100MB drive image, backup data to it, and then burn it onto a CD (directly in the commandline, with only the built-in tools). One possible application: This could be easily modified and incorporated into a script that will backup your Entourage mail databases every week, good for up to six uses (6x100MB) depending on the size of your mail data...hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname Backup -size 100m ~/Desktop/backup.dmghdiutil mount ~/Desktop/backup.dmgditto -rsrc -V ~/Desktop/datatobackup /Volumes/Backup &gt;&gt; /Volumes/Backup/backup.loghdiutil unmount /Volumes/Backuphdiutil burn ~/Desktop/backup.dmg -noverifyburn -noejectIt will prompt you for a disc, insert one and it will burn your disc:[code]Please insert a disc: StartingInitializingSaving temporary imageOpening sessionWriting track............................................................................Finishing writing............................................................................[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gatorparrots, post: 182"] Here is how to create a 100MB drive image, backup data to it, and then burn it onto a CD (directly in the commandline, with only the built-in tools). [i]One possible application: This could be easily modified and incorporated into a script that will backup your Entourage mail databases every week, good for up to six uses (6x100MB) depending on the size of your mail data...[/i] [color=blue]hdiutil create -fs HFS+ -volname Backup -size 100m ~/Desktop/backup.dmg hdiutil mount ~/Desktop/backup.dmg ditto -rsrc -V ~/Desktop/datatobackup /Volumes/Backup >> /Volumes/Backup/backup.log hdiutil unmount /Volumes/Backup hdiutil burn ~/Desktop/backup.dmg -noverifyburn -noeject[/color] It will prompt you for a disc, insert one and it will burn your disc:[code] Please insert a disc: Starting Initializing Saving temporary image Opening session Writing track ............................................................................ Finishing writing ............................................................................[/code] [/QUOTE]

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