I have two macbooks. I want them to be exact copies. They have different CPUs, RAM, but they have the exact same drives.  I work on both of them. I never work on them simultaneously.  Can I setup something that will update what is new on the one, to the other?  I start doing something on macbook1, I want macbook2 to receive it via somekind of wireless connection.  I have an Airport Extreme, I can setup FTPs and whatever. Both macs will have high speed internet almost all the time.  I don't think DropBox is a solution. I have a lot of data and I don't want it on dropbox. CCC doesn't work bothways it has a source and a destination. Probably there is something with rsync, but is there an automated solution? OSX Server?
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I actually have a Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard (I plan on upgrading to Lion).  I may have to buy an Mac mini in order to have a full dual screen (external identical screens) layout (see my ).  So I will work on a Mac Mini and a Macbook Pro, most of the time on the same LAN.  How to get everything completely synchronised, as fast as possible? (I don't know if iCloud can)  I am talking about every file/data on my computer:   applications application preferences mails calendar iPhoto/aperture libraries lots of small files (web development...) files out of my account (apache server files, php/libraries) ...   I don't want to manage 2 computers and do everything twice (installing something, configuring the system, etc...).
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I know that Apple doesn't want me to run a version of Mac OS older than the one my Mac came with, but is there a way around this?  For example: if I buy a new Retina MacBook Pro, is there a way to run OS 10.6 on it without a VM?
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I am interested in using Dropbox and Google Drive to sync the same folder at the same time...  Is there any special consideration to be taken into account?  Any help is apreciated.
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I'd like to create an Ubuntu live USB stick on a Mac to use to install Ubuntu on another machine. How do I accomplish this?
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For my MAC laptop, I only have 250GB and out of this 250GB MAC is taking up 129GB in the other section. I looked everywhere to the best of my knowledge. Please note my home directories is only 45GB. Can you somehow please help me?
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I'm about to buy a new laptop, and I would like to turn my old PC into a file/backup server.  I have 5 "client" computers beside the server machine. 1 of the clients (mine) will run Arch Linux, and the rest Windows (7/XP). The server will also run Arch Linux.  Here's the setup I would like to have:   Each client has a configurable list of directories it synchronizes with the server periodically. These directories should be stored in a separate directory on the server for each client (i.e "the client's directory on the server"). There are "shared" directories to which multiple clients synchronize, each machine can modify the directories and the changes will appear in all other machines when synchronized. Those shared directories are, too, stored on the server under "the shared directory on the server". It is important that the clients won't be over-privileged on the server, and each client would only be able to backup/restore his own directories and the shared directories - but nothing beyond that It is preferred that the transfer be encrypted, but not mandatory...   So, to conclude - a dropbox-like mechanism with private directories for each client and shared directories between clients, with a central server hosting a copy of the contents and coordinating the synchronization between the clients.    Some other points (which I am technically capable of implementing at the moment):   I can then make copies of the data locally on the server from time to time (versions). Each client will be able to SFTP into his directory on the server (to which he's chroot'd) and access his files remotely, and all clients will have chroot'd access to the shared directory via a shared user.     After describing my thoughts, can you advise me how to implement the "dropbox-like" part, following the requirements I mentioned? (or something close, I'm flexible)
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Is it possible to sync files via rsync and let rsync only compare mtime informations?  Or is there another tool for this job?  That means that such a tool only copies src to destination if the src is newer than the destination. Comparable to GNU cp --update - but also over ssh ...
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Can the Migration Assistant be stopped midway through? I began the wireless transfer from a Mac Mini to a new MacBook Air last night. It still says it's going to take 40 hours. Unfortunately, I can't wait that long, and the process is taking up both of my computers.   In case of catastrophic failure what recourse do I have, as the MacBook Air doesn't have a system restore disk?
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I want to make a fresh new copy of a large number of files from one local drive to another.  I've read that rsync does a checksum comparison of files when sending them to a remote machine over a network.   Will rsync make the comparison when copying the files between two local drives? If it does do a verification - is it a safe bet? Or is it better to do a byte by byte comparison?
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Since Ubuntu one is no longer it appears that Sync between computers no longer works.  Is there a new method to do this?  I'd like to sync the apps from one machine to another.
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I want to copy my some files from Mac (Macbook-Air) to an USB external hard drive, formatted as NTFS.  How is it possible? Because when I do copy my files from the Mac and go to paste them on the external HD there is no option for paste.
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I'm trying to disconnect my macbook from iCloud, as it's been creating some problems.  I was told by an Apple Support employee that doing so is only recommended once you've backed up everything from your Mac somewhere, to ensure you don't lose any files - so my goal is to upload everything to Google Drive before messing with my laptop's iCloud settings. The problem is, almost none of the projects that I want to back up to Google Drive are truly on my laptop - instead I mostly just have folders full of file names, which are placeholders for the real files that have been sucked into iCloud. This means I have to re-download everything to my computer before uploading it all to Google Drive. Another crucial piece of information is that I only have 1 GB of storage left on my macbook, which prevents me from re-downloading any complete projects/folders at a time. So unfortunately my current method is this: downloading 1-5 files at a time, uploading these few things to Google Drive, deleting the copies from my laptop and trash, repeat (thousands of times). So, I was wondering if anyone could offer any alternative methods for uploading stuff to Google Drive in this situation - for example, is there a way to transfer files directly from iCloud to Google Drive without having to download them to my laptop first? I should probably mention that I've scoured my laptop for duplicated files and applications I no longer use, make sure to empty my trash regularly, etc (I also asked Apple Support to help me make sure I wasn't missing out on any other ways to maximize storage space). The most obvious culprit of my lack of space is the massive 150 GB iCloud folder on my laptop, which appears to contain duplicates of everything on my computer. I can't seem to do anything about it until I've disconnected from iCloud itself (its reasons for existence are unclear to me in the first place...but that's beside the point lol).
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I know there is a similar topic on syncing between computers, but I'm looking for an application to run on one computer that will sync a "document/file" folder with a folder on my secondary/external USB drive.  What would be the best solution?  I know I could use Dropbox &amp; Live Mesh, but they use up bandwith which isn't very good when I drop in a lot of large files.  I'm running Windows 7, but I assume any solution for Windows Vista would work just fine.
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I have a Mac Mini with Mac OS X 10.6 Server installed. It has two external drives attached to it. One is for Time Machine and other contains data. I have bought the latest Mac Mini with Mac OS X 10.7 and two new hard drives. I want to migrate to the new hardware (the new Mac Mini and the new hard disks). Can Migration Assistant do that for me or do I have to transfer the data in the external drive manually?
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I've just cloned a computer () and I want to make sure it will be OK on the same network as the original.   I've changed the host name back to what it was pre cloning, so there won't be duplicates on the network, but I want to make sure I make any other necessary fixes before I put the computers running Ubuntu 12.04, on the same network. Is there anything else I need to do before I link them back up?
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I'd like to use two external monitors for some excels, coding, email, not games or video content.   Can someone please explain how I can go about using two external monitors with my MacBook Pro, and realistically, how good will the performance be of the 2nd external monitor?
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I have two MacBook Pros (one for work; one personal) that I want to connect to one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse, and be able to switch between the two easily. Typically I'd opt to purchase a KVM switch, but it's been a while since I've needed that type of setup. My questions are:   Are KVM switches even needed anymore for MacBook Pros? Is there some sort of magic Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / Airplay device that can perform the same function? If KVM switches (or something similar) are still used, what's a good make / model that works well with Macbooks? Is a hardware solution even needed anymore? Is there software that can perform the same functions? (For example: Logitech Flow )   Thank you!