Syncing a Folder to MobileMe iDisk

J1234 · 15 Oct 2010 at 14:44

Basically what I want to do it sync a folder within my Documents folder with my iDisk so I can access this info from anywhere on my iPhone using the iDisk app. The easiest thing I can think of is just keeping this folder in the local iDisk on my desktop, but I'd rather keep it in Documents where it has always been. I'd like to be able to edit/delete or whatever a file in the folder on my Mac and that be automatically synced with the iDisk.

I guess the best way would be to use a script?

J1234 · 15 Oct 2010 at 14:57

Just found Transmit by Panic that should do the job, will give it a go.

J1234 · 15 Oct 2010 at 15:53

Ok now Transmit syncs with the iDisk, how do I get it to do it automatically every day?

VaderDSL · 17 Oct 2010 at 16:39

Justin said:
Ok now Transmit syncs with the iDisk, how do I get it to do it automatically every day?

Would Automator be of any use? Not played with it myself, but it sounds like it should do what you want to do.

I'll have a play myself to see if it'll work.

Feek · 17 Oct 2010 at 17:31

As an alternative, how about Dropbox? Install it, create a symbolic link to the folder you want and then put that link into dropbox and forget about it because all files will sync automatically.

You can then access the contents of the folder on your iPhone using the dropbox app.

adambro47 · 17 Oct 2010 at 18:16

ive been using dropbox

J1234 · 17 Oct 2010 at 19:36

Have got an Automator app set up that runs once a week, using Transmit actually makes the iDisk usable, it's fast.

Dropbox looks good too though, will look into that, thanks guys.

PardonTheWait · 17 Oct 2010 at 20:33

You can also set your iDisk to sync with your Mac in your MobileMe preferences - it makes a local copy on your Mac and you can set it to sync manually and automatically. Works nice, I switched it on a couple of days ago.