Automator - meaning of "replace existing files" needed please!!!

Have just set up automator to back up to my external hard drive but there is an option to replace exisiting files. Will this replace ALL the files on my hard drive or just replace files which have been changed?
Help greatly appreciated,
Sgtbash17

It replaces files of the exact same name.
Files that have the exact same name, including the extension, will be replaced when you have that chosen.
Without it checked, it won't overwrite files that have the exact same name. That means those files won't be written out at all, and the files of the exact same name will still contain the previous content. Therefore, you won't have a revised backup of those particular files.
Other files that don't share the same name with any other file will be written.
Does that make sense? If a file with the same name as another file already exists in that folder, then that file will be replaced. Other files that don't have the same name as any other file will continue to exist.
The best thing to do is to try it out on a test sample before you start relying it so it won't matter if it messes up.

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' DesigntimeType="ADO"
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Sorry Tim? This is Dave. Did you read what said? I'm not
Matt.
Dave
"TC2112" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It could be, you'd have to check in the control panel to
make sure
> permissions are set to read and write.
> Have you tried changing the path in your connection
string to the GoDaddy
> path and uploading the file?
> The info I posted tells you how to find out what the
path on GoDaddy is.
>
> Tim
>
>
> "Baxter" <baxter(RemoveThe :-)@gtlakes.com> wrote
in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Tim,
> > Very good reply! I have no experience with GD other
than the complaints
I
> > have read here about connections to databases etc.
I think that if his
> > connection test is ok that it has to be a
permissions issue? What do you
> > think?
> > Dave
> > "TC2112" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Sorry if some of this is repetitive in respect
to what others have
> >> advised
> >> in this thread.
> >> It's an answer I gave someone with similar
problems a while ago.
> >> It does answer your question about the
successful path on your local
> > server
> >> being different than the path on GDs server.
> >> There are also instructions on how to find the
path on GD's server if
> > needed
> >> for DNS-Less connection.
> >>
> >>
> >> Option 1:
> >> You can try using a map path function like this
in your connection
> >> string:
> >> access_db is the folder the database is in and
mydatabase.mdb is the
> > access
> >> file.
> >> Substitute your names.
> >>
> >> STRING = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
Source=" &
> >> Server.MapPath("access_db") &
"\mydatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password="
> >>
> >> -or-
> >>
> >> Option 2:
> >> You could try an OLEDB DSN-Less connection
instead of using a DSN. It's
> > not
> >> hard to do.
> >>
> >> Step 1 is to figure out the location of the
root directory on the
host's
> >> server..That's very easy to do yourself.
> >>
> >> Just make an asp page (I named mine
"findit.asp"), and put the
following
> >> code between the <body> tags, like so:
> >> <body>
> >> <%
> >> Response.Write("The location of this page
is:<br>")
> >>
Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("PATH_TRANSLATED") &
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> >> Response.Write("The location of my root
directory is:<br>")
> >> Response.Write(Server.MapPath("\"))
> >> Response.Write Path
> >> %>
> >> </body>
> >>
> >>
> >> Upload it to the same location as your site's
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> >> browser.
> >>
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> >>
> >> The location of this page is:
> >> d:\hosting\mysite\findit.asp
> >> The location of my root directory is:
> >> d:\hosting\mysite
> >>
> >> Now that you know the root directory location
on their server, you can
> >> figure out the path to your database.
> >> Let's say that the folder your database is in
is named _private, and
it
> >> happens to be in the root
> >> directory along with your home page.
> >>
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> >> inside's name (mydatabase.mdb) to the root
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> >>
> >> d:hosting\mysite\_private\mydatabase.mdb
> >>
> >> That's your Data Source path.
> >>
> >> The connection string would look something like
this:
> >>
> >> = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
> >>
Source=d:hosting\mysite\_private\mydatabase.mdb;User
ID=;Password=;"
> >>
> >> (the code above may appear wrapped (two lines)
in the forum/ng but it's
> > one
> >> line with no return within)
> >>
> >> IMPORTANT: If you are using a local testing
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> >> connection asp page as a backup.
> >> The reason? The connection information you are
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file
> >> will only work on the host's server.
> >> Once you upload the new connection.asp page
with the changes for the
> >> host,
> >> you'll need to change your local copy back to
your local connection so
it
> >> will work on
> >> your local testing server.
> >>
> >> Upload to server.
> >>
> >> Please note: From now on, when you upload (or
"put" if you're using DW)
> >> files that refer to your connection asp page
you're going to get a
> >> warning
> >> that your connection asp on the host is
different than your local copy.
> >> Always say "No" to updating it, or you'll
replace the GD DSN-Less
> > connection
> >> with your local one.
> >>
> >>
> >> Did you set the appropriate read/write
permissions on the
> > directory(folder)
> >> your database is in?
> >> You can do that in GD's control panel.
Hosting> Select your site >
Manage
> > to
> >> open it.
> >>
> >> I hope this helps.
> >>
> >> For what it's worth, I only use GD for domain
names now.
> >> I had numerous problems with some sites hosted
there, switched them to
> >> HostMySite and haven't had any.
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >> Tim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Baxter" <baxter(RemoveThe
:-)@gtlakes.com> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> > Baxter - I get "Connection was Made
Successfully" if connection to
the
> >> > database was made Successfully not sure
what's going on here? When
you
> >> > look
> >> > at your site files in Dreamwerer on the
server is there a folder
named
> >> > access_db? If so is your data base in that
folder? The database needs
> >> > permissions set to read and write to that
file. Have you checked
> >> > permissions
> >> > on the site? does GD give you a control
panel so that you can set the
> >> > permissions your self? I have never used
GD but have seen where
people
> >> > have
> >> > had lots of problems with them when using
a scripting language. I
don't
> >> > know
> >> > what else it could be at this point.
> >> > Dave
> >> > "mtrueblood"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> > news:[email protected]...
> >> >> Baxter - I get "Connection was Made
Successfully" with the
credentials
> >> >> you
> >> > gave
> >> >> me. My site works just fine on my
local machine with
> > access_trueblood.dsn
> >> > (it
> >> >> also worked with the dsn I initally
created for the site). All pages
> >> > display
> >> >> and I get no errors. I think where the
issue may be, now I am
guessing
> >> > here, is
> >> >> that my connection refrences a
database located in the folder
> >> >>
C:\Users\Administrator\Websites\Sitename\access_db, but once I
upload
> > my
> >> > site,
> >> >> the database still sits in access_db,
but the root folder possibly
has
> >> > changed
> >> >> (maybe causing the connection to
fail).
> >> >>
> >> >> Dooza - I don't understand how I can
use "c:myDsnFile.dsn", when
once
> > I
> >> > upload
> >> >> my site, "c:myDsnFile.dsn" would then
not be the location of my dsn.
> >> >> "c:myDsnFile.dsn" refrences a file on
my computer. I am using an
> >> >> online
> >> > hosting
> >> >> company. Am I not understanding you
correctly? See note above. I did
> > use
> >> > your
> >> >> information and got the following
browser error:
> >> >>
> >> >> Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC
Drivers error '80004005'
> >> >> General error: Invalid file dsn ''
> >> >> /sitename/contactus/index.asp, line
130
> >> >>
> >> >> line 130 -
rs_contactus.ActiveConnection = MM_connTrueblood_STRING
> >> >>
> >> >> I am researching on how to do a
dsn-less connection, unless I can
get
> >> > this
> >> >> figured out.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks - Matt
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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