I try to copy or move file/folder out of Time Machine backup folder but when Finder tries to copy it, Finder stalls/lockups for few minutes. I know that TM has cool 3D interface to do this, but i need to do this using AppleScript.
I even turned Time Machine off, but it didnt help.
tell application "Finder" to copy folder "BackUp:Backups.backupdb:Home:2008-04-15-045714:Macintosh HD:Users:Cirno:Desktop:Test:" to folder ("Macintosh HD:Users:Cirno:Desktop:")
read the dictionary of AppleScript and the Finder !
copy doesn’t copy files at all.
The proper command is move or duplicate
I tried dublicate but it still is super slow. Maybe Time Machine folder is protected.
tell application "Finder" to duplicate folder "BackUp:Backups.backupdb:Home:2008-04-15-045714:Macintosh HD:Users:Cirno:Desktop:Test:" to folder ("Macintosh HD:Users:Cirno:Desktop:")
I tried this code and i got error “The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified”.
tell application "Finder" to delete file "BackUp:Backups.backupdb:Home:2008-04-22-154517:Macintosh HD:Users:Cirno:Desktop:Test.mp4"
They can’t. However, I saw a shell script somewhere that will do that. Google around and see what you find.