Apr 272010
Normally Time Machine is not location sensitive, for example, if you wish to use a specific backup drive at work, and a different one at home, you need to use the Time Machine Control Panel to switch between drives.
I back up my Macbook Pro using Time Machine to OS X server at both work and home. Two different backups. The more the better, right? The only thing I didn’t like was having to switch the TM destination manually by going into System Preferences, Time Machine, etc. Lots of clicks. ”I need automagic”, I thought. After a lot of Googling, I came up with a way that works. Here’s how.
This blog entry explains how to switch between drives automatically using shell scripts, and Marco Polo
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