tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/questions/19-time-machine-backups-and-beatunesbeaTunes: Discussion 2011-04-07T12:31:25Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/8382872010-01-11T20:35:36Z2010-01-11T20:35:39ZTime Machine Backups and BeaTunes<div><p>I noticed that Time Machine is completing fairly large backups
as BeaTunes is analyzing the BPM, Color, etc. Are there any changes
possible so that Time Machine does not make a full new backup of
each song instead of a more ideal, space-saving incremental backup
of just the tags?</p></div>Bobbytag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/8382872010-01-12T15:26:49Z2010-01-12T15:26:49ZTime Machine Backups and BeaTunes<div><p>Hi Bobby,</p>
<p>I assume that Time Machine backs up all files that have been
changed. Since data is embedded into the music files, they are
changed...</p>
<p>This seems to be a Time Machine problem that I don't have an
answer to right away - I'd suggest to ask Apple, since it's their
product.</p>
<p>Sorry for not being of much help,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/8382872010-05-27T04:37:08Z2010-05-27T04:37:11ZTime Machine Backups and BeaTunes<div><p>In working with high-end enterprise backup systems I'll hazard a
guess:<br>
Time machine looks at date/time stamps of files and compares to
it's catalog file...if it's changed (ie. a file has been modified)
it get's backed-up. Since a tag is merely a file attribute - the
entire file will be backed-up when Time machine notices it's
changed.</p></div>g_sheep