Scheduled backups while the app is closed
Yes—if the daemon is active. Use Save & Activate Schedule in Scheduler. The LaunchAgent runs a scheduled backup (app binary or CLI helper) in the background.
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Yes—if the daemon is active. Use Save & Activate Schedule in Scheduler. The LaunchAgent runs a scheduled backup (app binary or CLI helper) in the background.
If the daily/weekly time is still ahead of “now,” next run is today. If that clock time already passed, it rolls to the next day (or next matching weekday).
Confirm projects live under your discovery paths (often iCloud Drive). Ensure Git repos exist (.git) and iCloud has finished syncing folder structure.
Restores go to staging under ~/.easygit-backup/restores/ unless you explicitly choose an in-place flow with safeguards.
We typically respond within 1–2 business days. Include macOS version, app version, and what you expected versus what happened.
~/.easygit-backup/logs/| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Platform | macOS (Ventura 13 or newer recommended; match your shipping deployment target) |
| Git | Apple Git at /usr/bin/git (Xcode CLT or Xcode) |
| Optional | EasyGit installed for richest discovery; iCloud Drive for iCloud-hosted repos |
| Scheduler | LaunchAgent me.easygit.backup; can use the Mac app binary or an optional CLI helper |