Schedule Tasks in macOS Big Sur using Automator and iCalendar

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0:00 Intro
1:22 Create app in Automator
5:24 Schedule app with iCalendar
7:23 Conclusion

Learn how to schedule tasks in macOS Big Sur 11.3 (Mac mini M1) using Automator and iCalendar. I actually use this in real life to automate my daily file backup to an external hard drive (using rsync). Crontab was giving me issues so I used this method which I actually like better.

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