Simon 5 is coming soon!
Simon version 5 is currently in beta testing. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.
Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and will be a paid upgrade from Simon 4 after the beta. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).
Re: Testing TimeMachine
Hi,
There is a Terminal command to access Time Machine called
tmutil
. You can read about it viaman tmutil
in Terminal.It has some useful variations. One that could be useful for what you want is
tmutil latestbackup
: that will output the path of the most recent backup. I'm not sure if it'll change when the backup is started or completed, though; you could experiment with that. So you could use a script-based service to look at that, a Change filter to detect any changes, and an email notifier.I don't see any option to output an error, though maybe
tmutil destinationinfo
or another might do so.Hope this helps.
Re: Testing TimeMachine
I'm currently checking when Time Machine backups start and stop using the
tmutil status
command. Try running this command in Terminal and you'll seeRunning = 0
orRunning = 1
.So you can use this in a shell script counting the number of times
Running = 1
appears usinggrep -c
, like so:tmutil status | grep -c "Running = 1"
Output will be 0 when Time Machine backup is not running, and 1 when it is.