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Auto-backup of the Stickies database
Authored by: GcBrand on Apr 22, '10 10:15:13AM

Hello
First time user and right off the bat I guess I should say I might me on the lower end type of tech user, not to savvy in other words.
I saw your post and i tried what I though it would be what you were saying to do.
I pasted the script into applescript editor and I saved it as an application, and told it to run application.
this is what I pasted, and I even try to use only one of the lines like the .1 or .2 and the .3
--Begin AppleScript--

try
do shell script "mkdir ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies"
end try

try
do shell script "cp ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies/StickiesBackup.2 ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies/StickiesBackup.3"
end try

try
do shell script "cp ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies/StickiesBackup.1 ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies/StickiesBackup.2"
end try

try
do shell script "cp ~/Library/.StickiesDatabase ~/Library/Application\\ Support/Stickies/StickiesBackup.1"
end try

tell application "Stickies"
activate
end tell

--End Apple Script--
but nothing really happen it open stickies as I had them then I deleted the stickies database file in the user library but that just reset the stickies to default
I replaced the database file and Im pretty much where I started.
a day ago I deleted a sticky note with lots of good information. I panic and didn't even think about using undo.
dahh
but that was yesterday i shut down my machine and I am so desperate i really would like to get that file back
is the anything I can do now and can you please help.

thank you
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