Script: fixing incoming links to point to new document
Let’s say documents A and B point to C and D. Now you create E to override C and D and want to automagically have A and B point to E. This question originated in another thread. In the simplest case,...
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Well, it had to happen one day. I did some small tweaks to a Markdown document in DTTG, synced to DT on desktop, and realised a split-second too late that I’d made edits to other parts of that...
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Is an overwritten synced document gone for good?
NickLowe: Is there any way to get my previous edits back From your backup.
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There is no version history built-in so the data would be lost. This may change in a future release, but that’s the current state of things.
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NickLowe: a couple of days ago without syncing the changes … get my previous edits back For me, syncing (Bonjour, iCloud) is automatic; like every 5 minutes My backups (Time Machine and Arq) are...
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Yeah, rub it in; I deserve it. I back up manually and hadn’t done so between the desktop edits and the unthinking DTTG twiddles.
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As I suspected, but thanks for confirming, and to all for responding so swiftly and expertly. I’ve banished myself to the dolt’s corner and will not allow myself back till I’ve reflected long and hard...
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Importing Data into Custom Metadata Fields
Yes, csv selected and visible. numberOfColumns() no longer returns -1, so maybe I had something wrong before. I have also simplified the file to three rows and two columns: But still not running...
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NickLowe: I back up manually and Which is equivalent to “you don’t reliably”. Use TimeMachine, that’s free and already installed on your Mac.
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The names in your sample were files without extension. Now they have extensions. That could cause the problem. And the names contain spaces, which is a problem with the search I wrote. Changing const...
View ArticleGet all folder names in my DT database (tree like)
hi all looking for a way (preferably scriptable so can be run multiple times) to get a simple list of all my folder names with no levels , similar to a tree -L 3 -d -I command. anyone know how to do...
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Ha, fair! But abandoning Time Machine (slow, inflexible, space-greedy, non-bootable, port-hogging) for ChronoSync was a move I’ve never regretted and still don’t even after this self-inflicted bullet...
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NickLowe: for ChronoSync was a move I’ve never regretted I’ve actually been toying with the idea of moving over to ChronoSync. Why did you choose it over e.g., Carbon Copy Cloner?
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Get all folder names in my DT database (tree like)
zeltak: anyone know how to do so? For all databases get all the records (those are the groups, including Trash and others you might not want) recursively: get all records of every group
View ArticleGet all folder names in my DT database (tree like)
thx @chrillek !! is that via the GUI or AppleScript? mind sharing and example? I want to end of with a simple text list that looks like this based on the actual folder names 0-19 life 11 food 11.01...
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I used CCC and (preferred) SuperDuper! for many years, and ChronoSync is fiddlier to set up than both, but once you’re up and running its killer edge is the sheer speed of incremental bootable...
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I have both. Still use Time machine for system backups and CCC for specific sync and backups, eg DEVONthink archive zips that are created automatically. Basically Chronosync and CCC are the same....
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Importing Data into Custom Metadata Fields
Both csv and DT filenames contain extensions. I have tried change to “${name}” – no change. When change this to “${filename}”, error message: EVENTS TAB: app = Application("DEVONthink 3")...
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This provides a listing separated by the main parent group in the root… tell application id "DNtp" tell current database set groupList to {} set allParents to (parents whose (location is "/") and...
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wow thats…amazing!! as always @BLUEFROG to the rescue! really appreciate it ! Z
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