My name is Ryan Hartigan from econtechnolgies,
the creators of ChronoSync and ChronoAgent.
This is a two part series on how to sync files
between two Macs using ChronoSync.
To view the screencast on configuring a sync
document to sync between two Macs, click the
link below.
In this first part, I’m going to show you
how to setup a file sharing connection between
an iMac and MacBook Pro, both running OS X,
version 10.7.3.
The iMac will be considered the local ChronoSync
Mac and the MacBook Pro will be considered
the remote Mac in this example.
If you’re using a different version of OS
X, the steps might be slightly different for
you.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
The first step is to enable file sharing on
the remote Mac, which in this case is the
MacBook Pro.
I’m going to go to System Preference, click
‘Sharing’ and enable the file sharing
checkbox.
I’m going to make a note of the computer
name for my MacBook Pro as this is what I’ll
be looking for on the iMac.
I can change this if I want by clicking the
edit button.
With the sharing panel still open I’m going
to click the ‘Options’ button to bring
up the types of file sharing protocols and
enable ‘Share files and folders using AFP’.
With file sharing enabled on the remote MacBook
Pro I’m going to switch back to my iMac
that has ChronoSync installed.
Now that I’m back on the iMac I’m going
to open a new Finder window.
Within this Finder window on the left hand
side should be a ‘Shared’ section.
I’m going to locate my MacBook Pro which
will be listed by the computer name given
earlier in the file sharing panel of the MacBook
Pro.
You may need to click the disclosure triangle
next to ‘Shared’ to see all available
devices.
After selecting my MacBook Pro I’m going
to go ahead and click the ‘Connect as’
button displayed in the Finder window.
Here, I enter my username and password for
my user account on my MacBook Pro, then I
hit the ‘connect’ button.
If I’ve successfully entered the username
and password a window should appear showing
a list of folders.
I’m going to double click the folder I want
to mount, which is my user home folder on
the MacBook Pro.
The final result is that the Finder window
shows the contents of my home folder on my
MacBook Pro.
So what I’ve shown you here today is how
to enable file sharing in the System Preferences
on my MacBook Pro, and then how to mount an
access the newly shared folder on my iMac.
Be sure to watch the second installment where
I will create a new sync document in ChronoSync
to synchronize my documents folder from my
iMac to my MacBook Pro.
If you have any questions about this screencast,
ChronoSync, or ChronoAgent, just visit our
website at econtechnologies.com and submit
a question through our product support page.
