Thread: A few questions
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Old 11-14-2009, 05:18 PM
cookieme cookieme is offline
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Originally Posted by dnanian View Post
All you need to do is use Onyx/Cocktail/something similar to rebuild the "Launch Services" database. That will eliminate any duplicates.

I do recommend adding backup drive to the Spotlight privacy tab.

You can't make backup on connect "conditional" on a weekday: the time-based and connect-based options are entirely separate.
Thank you for your speedy reply!

With regards to rebuilding the "Launch Services" database I just want to see if I understand how this works. Say I connect an empty external drive and run a full backup. Once complete I guess this is when Mac OS X starts to create the app duplicate entries. If I disconnect the drive and reboot will this remove the duplicate entries? Basically, will I need to rebuild the LS database after every successive smart update?

Ah, so even if I schedule a backup to start say Monday 10pm and when the drive is connected, you are saying that even if I connect on a Tuesday a backup will take place? Sorry if I've misunderstood.

Thanks
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