Lee,
I thought you might help on this one, this is exactly what I needed to
hear.....other than the Unix "forcing", I would never be able to do
that one. Shucks.
Many thanks.
John
On Jan 31, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Lee Larson wrote:
On Jan 30, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Profile fretted:
A couple questions. Is it a good idea to store the files and all
items under the "Documents" fold on the Mac to a Firewire drive? Is
this done by simply dragging the documents folder to the firewire and
then directing future items to that location for storage?
That will work, but, if you're thinking of using it that way you'll
have to keep it connected all the time. If you're going keep it
connected all the time, you could replace your Documents directory
with an alias to the external version so you don't have to remember
to go there.
The correct "Unix way" to do this would be to force the original
Documents directory to be the mount point for the external drive.
That way, when the external isn't present, the Documents directory
reverts to being just an ordinary directory on the internal drive.
When the external drive is present, the Documents directory
"becomes" the external drive.
Will this mess up the backup software (TimeMachine or SuperDuper)
where some of the items are on the Mac's internal hard drive and
others are on the external firewire?
I think both will handle it.
If this is doable then should something go wrong with the unit and it
has to be shipped to Nashville or taken to the Louisville store I
would not have any concerns. Other than the documents files are
there
files stored elsewhere (such as the Library file in the root) where
important info. such as passwords, keychain info. etc. would be
exposed to someone with wrong motives? If so, I am assuming that
these can't be moved as the OS will want them on the internal drive?
Most of the private information is stored in your keychain, which is
encrypted. As long as they don't have your password, even the NSA
can't get to it without a lot of trouble and time.
Thanks for any suggestions on how best to accomplish this.
Apple provides FileVault to solve this problem. I use TrueCrypt
because it gives more granular control.
<http://www.truecrypt.org/>
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