Hi, TJ!
Ok, then let there be Dropbox (when the iMac will come back). Thanks for the hint to BitTorrent Sync. I'll take a look and mail you off-list after it. Regards, Vlad > Am 05.01.2016 um 13:37 schrieb TJ Luoma <[email protected]>: > > Dropbox, for the simple reason that you have a web-based interface that you > can use to retrieve any files which were deleted _and_ previous versions of > files going back 30 days. > > I know that iCloud now has some mechanism for retrieving deleted files via > icloud.com but Dropbox's is much more feature-rich and intuitive to me. > > I also prefer the fact that it is much easier to see when Dropbox is working > to sync files via the menu bar icon, rather than iCloud, which continues to > try to hide everything behind a shroud of “Trust us, it just works!” > > TjL > > p.s. - also note that the “Keep Historical Backups” feature in BBEdit can use > the sync folder as well. > > p.p.s. - [Off-Topic] if you want to sync _other_ files or folders but don't > want to use Dropbox/iCloud or can't (due to space limitations), checkout > BitTorrent Sync. It will allow you to sync _any_ folder, without having to > move it. So you could sync your ~/Documents or ~/Movies/ or ~/Pictures/ > folders, for example. The only thing to be careful of is apps that store > database files (i..e Photos, iTunes) which may not sync well. I get around > that by moving them out of the default folders (for example my iTunes library > goes in ~/iTunes not ~/Music/). See http://forum.bittorrent.com and > http://www.getsync.com for more, or feel free to contact me off-list. > > > > > > -- > TJ Luoma > TJ @ MacStories > Personal Website: luo.ma (aka RhymesWithDiploma.com) > Twitter: @tjluoma > > >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 1:46 AM, Vlad Ghitulescu <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello and a happy new year to you all! >> >> >> 2016 begun with a new challenge for me: all of a sudden my iMac got a kernel >> panic! >> I have TimeMachine, two local backups (one of it only 2 hours before the >> crash) and even 21 days of AppleCare left :-) so everything is as good as it >> can be :-/ … but right now I'm typing this email on my iPhone and planning a >> better world: a world with **two** Macs! ;-) >> >> A recent question in BBEdit-Talk reminded me that it is possible to >> configure BBEdit to have all the setting/preference-files on Dropbox / >> iCloud. >> Is this correct? >> >> And if so: what would you recommend, Dropbox or iCloud? >> >> Any comments / advices are highly appreciated - I'm still recovering from >> the kernel disaster! :-( >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> Regards, >> Vlad >> >> -- >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a >> feature request or would like to report a problem, please email >> "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. >> Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BBEdit Talk" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or would like to report a problem, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
