There does not seem to be a way of finding saved data on an iPad, at least not that I know of. The route you are suggesting would work on my MBP but not on my iPad. Recipe Pad is an iPad app.
> On 24 Aug 2016, at 14:04, 'Sam - MacAmbulance' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you can find where Recipe Pad keeps its saved data, you can just move it > to your Dropbox folder then put a link from the new location back to the > original > > To do this, I'm assuming it's in your home folder > library > application > support > recipe pad folder. Drag the recipe pad folder to Dropbox. > > Open terminal and type in "ln -s " (including the space on the end and > excluding the quote marks) drag the recipe pad folder from Dropbox into the > terminal window, it'll automatically fill in the file path. > > Then (after pushing the space bar to leave a space between the two folders) > drag the previous folder where the recipe pad folder was (in this case > Application Support) into the terminal window again. Make sure there's a > forward slash on the end of the 2nd file path. > > Push return and this should make a link from the Dropbox > recipe pad folder > into the application support folder and next time you open the Recipe Pad app > it should act as normal. > > On your other computers just repeat the linking procedure as the Dropbox > folder will already have synced > > Regards > > Sam > > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen > +44 (0)7747778022 > [email protected] > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > > > On 24 Aug 2016, at 11:23, Virginia Routh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interested in what you say, Graham, about sharing apps between devices using > Dropbox. How do you go about it? I want to share Recipe Pad which has all > my recipes on it but can't see how to do it. > >> On 24 Aug 2016, at 11:46, Graham Street <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I rarely visit the actual DropBox website. I use DropBox as a toolbar item >> on my Mac and it also shows up as a folder in Finder. >> >> If I'm sending large files to a customer, I create a folder and drop the >> files in it. Then right click and get a 'share link' and send it to them. If >> I need someone to send me files, I create a file request and that provides a >> link that I send them - one-click and they can load the files to my DropBox. >> Lots of the software I use also synchronises there - like Transmit and >> DevonThink. >> >> Because I've recommended so many people, I currently have 12.5Gb of space >> and about 5Gb of it used, >> >> Regards, Graham >> >>> Gillian Snoxall 24 August 2016 at 10:17 >>> Morning Graham! >>> >>> Thank you for your reply. You are always so quick to help and I do >>> appreciate that. >>> >>> I am amazed to see how much you use Dropbox. >>> >>> I am pretty sure the Dropbox message I received is legitimate. I think the >>> problem is with me, as I have never got to grips with Dropbox (the website >>> is not exactly user-friendly), so obviously that is where I need to start. >>> >>> Gilly >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" 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]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" 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]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" 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]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" 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]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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