Accessing iDisk with pc

[macman4789]

Hi guys,

How do you access idisk via a pc? Does the pc need any additional software to access an idisk?

Thanks

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Information copied and pasted from .Mac Help.

Opening your iDisk using a web browser



You can open your iDisk from any computer connected to the Internet.

Important: To view your iDisk on the web, you must use a supported web browser. If you're using Mac OS X, use Safari 2.0.2 or later or Firefox 1.0.4 or later. If you're using Microsoft Windows, use Firefox 1.0.4 or later or Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. To open your iDisk using a web browser:

1. Go to www.mac.com and log in.
2. Click iDisk in the left column.
   A new browser window opens with ".Mac-iDisk" in the title bar.
3. Type your .Mac member name and password, and then click Log In.

After you open your iDisk in a web browser, you can upload and download files, create new folders, and more.

To upload a file, double-click the folder on your iDisk that you want to copy the file to, and then click the Upload button in the upper-right corner of the iDisk window.

Important: To upload large files, folders, or package files to your iDisk using a web browser, you must compress them first. If you're using Mac OS X version 10.3 or later, select the item or items you want to compress in the Finder. Choose File > Create Archive, and then upload the archived file to your iDisk. (If you archive a single item, the archived file has the name of the original item with a ".zip" extension. If you archive multiple items at once, the archived file is called Archive.zip.) If you're using Windows or a version of Mac OS X earlier than version 10.3, use compression software, such as StuffIt, to make your files as small as possible.

To return to the main window of your iDisk, click the iDisk Home button.
You can also connect to another member's Public folder from any computer connected to the Internet. For more information, see "Connecting to someone's Public folder using a web browser."

Opening your iDisk using Microsoft Windows



If you're using Microsoft Windows, you can open your iDisk from any computer connected to the Internet. For more information, see "Opening your iDisk using a web browser."

If you're using Microsoft Windows XP and want to open your iDisk as if it were a network drive, you can download iDisk Utility for Windows XP. To download iDisk Utility for Windows XP:

Go to www.mac.com and click Member Central.


Note: If you use iDisk Utility for Windows XP and repeatedly get an error message that says the password you entered is incorrect or that iDisk Utility is unable to establish a network connection, you need to use the Add Network Place Wizard in Windows to connect to your iDisk. Choose My Network Places from the Start menu, then choose "Add a network place" in the Network Tasks list. In the Add Network Place Wizard, enter the following as the location to add: http://idisk.mac.com/membername (where "membername" is your .Mac member name). Use your .Mac member name and password for authentication.
If you're using Microsoft Vista, you can open your iDisk using a web browser. For more information, search .Mac Help.

 

[macman4789]

Great, thankyou for that

 

[oobe]

1) Open “Computer”
2) Click on “Map Network Drive” at the top (under the path/location area)
3) Select the drive letter you want it to be connected under.
4) In the folder name entry area you want to enter:
http://idisk.me.com/[username]
IE: http://idisk.me.com/law1983
4) Enable “Connect using different credentials”
5) Click ‘OK’
6) Enter your me username and password, enable saving of the information then proceed.
You’re done! You should see the new network location inside of “Computer

 

[corbinag]

great help

I think OOBE got it answered nicely. Obviously people aren't asking how to access iDisk through a browser.

 

[MACatty]

I agree with corbinag about oobe's post, but I couldn't connect with my PC at work following those steps exactly. After step 2, I had to click on "Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server" and connect using the "Add Network Place Wizard" that popped up.

 

[3282868]

It's a shame that automatic syncing of user files isn't available on Windows systems. MobileMe has automatic syncing of documents built into iDisk, and there are great third party applications such as ChronoSync for OS X but nothing for Windows. The best solution is creating a network drive for your iDisk account. It's not much of a solution given that it's manual syncing.

Windows users of MobileMe are left in the dark in a lot of area's. Sure you can host a website using FTP but without iWeb's WYSIWYG, seamless web publishing for the average consumer is a bit tricky. Syncing calendars with Office 2007 or 2010 is next to impossible.