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Scheduling Uploads to Dropbox
We use dropbox to share photos with clients. We can have 4-6GB to upload in a day of various files. I would like to schedule this to happen overnight rather than during the working day. Of course I f...
OS X does have a sophisticated framework for task scheduling, but it's well hidden and not at all intuitive. Several third-party apps exist which aim to bridge that usability gap.
At a simpler level, which may suit your purpose, it's quite straightforward to wake and sleep a Mac to a preset schedule.
Open System Preferences, choose Energy Saver and click Schedule... Startup or wake your Mac at a set time on a specific day of the week, just weekends, weekdays, or everyday. The second tick box allows you to apply the same choices to when you want your Mac to sleep, restart, or shutdown. Note: if you have a MacBook this will only work if it’s plugged into a power outlet.
Robert S.
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Super User alumniI am trying to figure out how to avoid having to get up at an ungodly time of the morning to start my sync...
Have you looked at Windows built in Task Scheduler?
