Script to shutdown programs before starting backup?

[damon129]

Is there an Applescript that will shut down all programs that are open before a scheduled backup runs?

 

Thanks,

[waltr]

hi damon,

 

i don't know of a universal program killer, but you should be able to write something. what programs do you want to shut down?

 

also, what OS, and is this a local backup or are you trying to do this to clients?

[rhwalker]

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Is there an Applescript that will shut down all programs that are open before a scheduled backup runs?

 

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Two choices: If you REALLY want to "shut down ALL programs", then this one-word AppleScript will do exactly that and power down your computer:

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shutdown

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If, instead, you only want to shut down running applications that have been started by the logged-in user, then this one-word AppleScript will do that: Code:

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logout

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[Lennart_T]

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shutdown

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It's really difficult to perform a backup after that script is (fully) executed. That, of course, violates the intent of the script.

 

Years ago, I wrote an application for OS 9 that quit all apps and "ejected" all network volumes in preparation for a backup. It still runs in Classic.

I haven't found any practical use for it under OS X, as the Retro Client runs much better under the pre-emptive multitasking in OS X than the co-operative multitasking under OS 9.

[rhwalker]

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It's really difficult to perform a backup after that script is (fully) executed.

 

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Um, I believe that the suggested script meets all of the stated requirements:

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Is there an Applescript that will shut down all programs that are open before a scheduled backup runs?

 

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Admittedly, the answer was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it did solve the stated problem, and running a backup was not part of the stated requirements. For a better-defined problem, a better solution might exist. Point being, though, in a Unix system with all of its background processes, etc., it's a bit hard to "shut down all programs that are open" except by shutting the system down; othewise, you are trying to back up a live filesystem, which is very difficult if not impossible. See also the discussion in this thread about backing up a live filesystem: Is a Duplicate an Exact Duplicate?