[X4U] OK with cron tasks if apps left running?

John Baltutis baltwo at san.rr.com
Wed Jan 7 10:39:14 PST 2009


On 1/5/09, zapcat <zapcat at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> for the "housekeeping" chores that OS X does in the wee hours, does
> it matter whether apps are left running or not, either idle, or
> performing chores?
>
> IOW, will the cron tasks happen properly and their result just as
> good with running apps, or is it better of there are no apps running
> at all (aside from the OS itself)?

 No, it doesn't matter. Those tasks are run by launchd and periodic in Tiger
and Leopard. The connection to cron is long gone.


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