x404.co.uk
http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/

Syncing Address Book across macs
http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11420		 Page 1 of 2
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:12 am ]
Post subject:  Syncing Address Book across macs
I am looking for a way to sync my address books across a number of machines. I have mobile me and drop box if that helps. Any suggestions? Thanks
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Amnesia10 wrote:
I have mobile me
Then use it! (8+p
Sys. Prefs. on the Mac > MobileMe > Select address Book > Sync.

Mark
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
I am doing that now. I wondered if there was a better way.
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Amnesia10 wrote:
I am doing that now. I wondered if there was a better way.
What's so bad about this way that you need/want a better way?

Mark
Author:  forquare1 [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
I sync Address Books using ChronoSync, I just set it to sync the "~/Library/Application Support/Address Book" directory...Could be done using rsync or any other file sync applications...
Author:  forquare1 [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
I guess you could move your Address Book folder to Dropbox and have a shortcut to it...Not sure if OS X would like that though...
Author:  oceanicitl [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
timark_uk wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
I am doing that now. I wondered if there was a better way.
What's so bad about this way that you need/want a better way?

Mark


You need a mobile me account? I need to do mine as it's duplicating things between work and personal macs.

forquare1 wrote:
I sync Address Books using ChronoSync, I just set it to sync the "~/Library/Application Support/Address Book" directory...Could be done using rsync or any other file sync applications...


Might have a look at that
Author:  timark_uk [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
oceanicitl wrote:
You need a mobile me account?
He has one. He says so in the OP.

Mark
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Well it has all gone well and they are now synced across my machines. I am regularly getting sync status updates on two of the machines. The third does it without any notifications.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
If you don't have a Mobile Me account, any other thoughts on moving the Address Book from an old machine to, say, a nice new iMac?
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Does this help?
How to Back Up and Transfer Address Book Entries on a Mac

Mark
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
ProfessorF wrote:
If you don't have a Mobile Me account, any other thoughts on moving the Address Book from an old machine to, say, a nice new iMac?

If you have a completely new machine use the firewire to copy across any data from the old machine. I did that with this one initially. Though keeping them synced was the new problem.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Amnesia10 wrote:
ProfessorF wrote:
If you don't have a Mobile Me account, any other thoughts on moving the Address Book from an old machine to, say, a nice new iMac?

If you have a completely new machine use the firewire to copy across any data from the old machine. I did that with this one initially. Though keeping them synced was the new problem.


Ah, right, no.
Won't.
I ventured down this path briefly last night. Wanted to bring over my Mail settings and the like, synced the old account to this one and then spent over an hour + wondering why the mouse was befuddled. Ended up reinstalling OS X, doing updates, and then discovered it was a rogue .kext.
New machine, new account, fresh installs, and I'm trying to keep it that way.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
ProfessorF wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
ProfessorF wrote:
If you don't have a Mobile Me account, any other thoughts on moving the Address Book from an old machine to, say, a nice new iMac?

If you have a completely new machine use the firewire to copy across any data from the old machine. I did that with this one initially. Though keeping them synced was the new problem.


Ah, right, no.
Won't.
I ventured down this path briefly last night. Wanted to bring over my Mail settings and the like, synced the old account to this one and then spent over an hour + wondering why the mouse was befuddled. Ended up reinstalling OS X, doing updates, and then discovered it was a rogue .kext.
New machine, new account, fresh installs, and I'm trying to keep it that way.

That I can understand. I suppose you could copy it manually, and then do all the hard work yourself.
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Syncing Address Book across macs
Did you both miss my post above? (8+/

Mark
Page 1 of 2 All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
https://www.phpbb.com/