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Best way to synch a MacPro and a MBP?
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have you sonsidered MobileMe
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/
it can do everything you want it to, i use it and find it it VERY useful!
Simon
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/
it can do everything you want it to, i use it and find it it VERY useful!
Simon
Any way to keep a folder in sync when the MBP and MP are on the same network...I do this with my work (windows) PC and Vaio laptop. Moving everything to Mac, so would be keen to know what the best way of doing this is too!
Try the command too rsync.
I'm using the following command to rsync my home-folder from my MacBook to my Mac mini:
rsync --archive --xattrs --delete --verbose --checksum --rsh="ssh -p 22" /Users/mayuka/Desktop/ "mayuka@macmini:/Users/mayuka/Desktop/"
You have to enable ssh login on your remote computer.
BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE DOING THIS !
I'm using the following command to rsync my home-folder from my MacBook to my Mac mini:
rsync --archive --xattrs --delete --verbose --checksum --rsh="ssh -p 22" /Users/mayuka/Desktop/ "mayuka@macmini:/Users/mayuka/Desktop/"
You have to enable ssh login on your remote computer.
BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE DOING THIS !
I like mobile me. It gives me a great way to keep my iphone, mbp and mp all synced together on contacts and websites.
With the linked folders, its easy to keep them all synced with the same files.
With the linked folders, its easy to keep them all synced with the same files.
Chronosync is great... I've been using it to keep work on my desktop and laptops in sync for a couple of years now and wouldn't be without it. You can do the same in the terminal using rsync, but the graphical front-end and scheduling features that Chronosync provides are worth every penny.
Live Mesh .... from Microsoft. It is free and comes with 5GB of online storage. The software basically keeps selected folders on the HD of your computers and the online HD in sync. So if you edit a file on your MBP, it automatically syncs these changes to the online HD and your Mac Pro.
Live Sync, also MS. Syncs folders directly between as many machines as you want. Works with OS X and Windows. I use it to sync files from my work PC and laptop to my home Mac and back.
Others have made some great suggestions. Syncing for calendar, contacts and the like is fine.
For me, when it comes to work files, I would do it this way. I would boot my MBP into TDM. Then using my Mac Pro I would use the files on the MBP as an external HD. So all my work that I might need to take with me on the road, would be done on the MBP Hard Drive which will look like an external HD on the Mac Pro.
Then when I need to leave, just unmount the drive, and shut down the MBP.
Using this method, there are no sync issues. Plus this method is quicker since you never have to wait for syncing. The MBP HD used as an external via FW is much faster than Cloud storage. Cheaper than Cloud storage if you have many files. Currently the largest 2.5 inch HD is 500GB.
Just throwing this idea out. YMMV.