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Troubleshoot your job

Code is picky, picky, picky! A stray space, incorrect capitalization, or typo can sink your job. If a launchd job doesn’t work correctly, click Unload to turn it off. Double-check your script (if any) by running it manually in Terminal. Then compare your job’s .plist contents in Lingon’s Expert pane against the screen shots you see here. If everything matches, go to the Basic pane, ensure that the Disabled option is not selected and click on Just Save. Then click on Reload to reload the job.

The Backup Job: When you click on the Expert tab in Lingon, the code for your backup job should look roughly like this. (You’ll, of course, be backing your Users folder up to your own destination, so that name will be different.)

The DropBox Job: When you click on the Expert tab in Lingon, the code for your dropbox job should look roughly like this. (Your user name will show here instead of mine.)