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From: Art Werschulz on 24 Jun 2010 09:08 Hi. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> writes: > On 06-23-2010 22:17, Michelle Steiner wrote: >> In article<m2vd99yyfm.fsf(a)comcast.net>, Art Werschulz<agw(a)comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >>> I use an iMac and my wife uses a MacBook. We're going to swap Macs >>> when I go on a trip in August. Is there a Mac-ish way to copy my >>> home directory from one machine to the other? (I could always use a >>> recursive cp, making sure to copy dotfiles and maintain access >>> dates. I was just curious about something simpler.) >> >> Use migration assistant. > > Or drag and drop Does drag-n-drop also move dotfiles? -- Art Werschulz (agw STRUDEL comcast.net) .... insert clever quote here ...
From: johnny bobby bee on 24 Jun 2010 09:12 On 06/23/2010 10:08 PM, Art Werschulz wrote: > I could always use a recursive cp, making sure to copy > dotfiles and maintain access dates. > I was just curious about something simpler. More simple than cp? Is that too difficult for you, really? Try rsync. -- Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. -- Democritus
From: Warren Oates on 24 Jun 2010 09:29 In article <m2mxukziha.fsf(a)comcast.net>, Art Werschulz <agw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Does drag-n-drop also move dotfiles? No. But rsync will. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: AES on 24 Jun 2010 10:20 In article <m2vd99yyfm.fsf(a)comcast.net>, Art Werschulz <agw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > What do people recommend for synchronizing two Macs? > > I use an iMac and my wife uses a MacBook. We're going to swap Macs when I go > on a trip in August. Is there a Mac-ish way to copy my home directory from > one machine to the other? (I could always use a recursive cp, making sure to > copy dotfiles and maintain access dates. I was just curious about something > simpler.) For some time now I've been operating two MacBooks: a primary (that I use as working machine) and a standby (that's there but not used). Once a week (or following any major software upgrades or addition of mjor new data files) the primary gets cloned to the standby using SuperDuper! and Target Disk mode on the standby (the primary also gets backed up daily to an external HD). Object of this exercise is to always have the standby available for instantaneous replacement, with exactly the same software, prefs settings, etc., and no delay, if the primary fails (which has happened twice in past 4 years). Whether you could do something like this with your MacBook, iMac, and a temporary third machine -- hard to say.
From: John McWilliams on 24 Jun 2010 12:06
Art Werschulz wrote: > Hi. > > Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> writes: > >> On 06-23-2010 22:17, Michelle Steiner wrote: >>> In article<m2vd99yyfm.fsf(a)comcast.net>, Art Werschulz<agw(a)comcast.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I use an iMac and my wife uses a MacBook. We're going to swap Macs >>>> when I go on a trip in August. Is there a Mac-ish way to copy my >>>> home directory from one machine to the other? (I could always use a >>>> recursive cp, making sure to copy dotfiles and maintain access >>>> dates. I was just curious about something simpler.) >>> Use migration assistant. >> Or drag and drop > > Does drag-n-drop also move dotfiles? No. But you'll get better answers if you provide more information. -- John McWilliams |