John, you are so sweet, thank you for all that info,
actually,though, what I am really asking is this: so I have a file :
Activities on my desktop and have it backed up. Will the next time the
back up comes around only back up what has changed in that file should
I take out stuff or add more stuff on my desktop?
That is the one thing, the other is folders: So I have a documents
folder with all kinds of stuff in it which does change, usually gets
items changed. Does it then compare, take items out etc or does it
replace the folder altogether, those are the things that I am
confronting. The other stuff I have been doing forever, even the iDisk
stuff, I only did the iDisk manually, because of my ever changing desk
top and documents folder.
And I did have a Lacie to do the regular back-ups. Now I do the time
machine
And the "Back to my Mac" is a feature I have not explored
Marta
On Aug 7, 2008, at 8:29 , Profile wrote:
Marta,
And incidentally, I asked about this iDisk the other day, what it
actually automatically synchs, and when I have to give it a shove.
Nobody took my question up. There must be people doing iDisk, no?
Marta
Inside Preferences the MobileMe icon has four tabs, Account, Sync,
iDisk and Back To My Mac. Inside iDisk you have the choices as to
how you want your public folder utilized (what permissions you want
to give and if you want it password protected). The other choice is
to do the backup Automatically or manually, the default is automatic.
Then going to the "sync" tab here you get to check what it is you
want to backup "automatically" to MobileMe, your choice it's a
cafeteria. From then on the items checked will be backed to to the
iDisk.
If you have a full functioning MobileMe account (not a demo or
trial) then you can download from your software folder the "Backup"
app. This will allow you to have yet other functions of backing up
important items automatically. The list includes:
1. Backing up your home folder (to a hard disk or CD, or DVD & not
to the iDisk) (Monthly)
2. Backing up your personal settings such as address book,
contacts, stickies notes, iCal calendars, Safari settings and
keychains. Done daily and it is to the iDisk (Daily)
3. iLife is the third choice, it is backed up to your hard drive,
CD, or DVD and not to the iDisk. (Weekly)
4. iTunes Library and all files in the iTunes folder to a CD or DVD
and not to the iDisk. (Monthly)
John
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