Home folder on external drive

I use my Mac mini as a server in the net- my homefolder with all my data is located on an attached external drive. My work I actually do on a Macbook (other user account!) that is on this network. Nearly all the programs running on the Macbook refer to the liberies on the external drive attached to the mac mini.
My Question: Would it be wiser to refer the path of the homefolder of user of the macbook to the homefolder of the user of the Macmini (on the external datadrive) I hope then the Macbbook would be just a surface for using the programs...and all data will be automatically loaded central on the external drive. For exampel when I insert a CD into the Macbook its data will be imported to my musicfolder on the external drive in the net....Hope it is not to difficult...Lots of thanks...Yours Frank

My Question: Would it be wiser to refer the path of the homefolder of user of the macbook to the homefolder of the user of the Macmini (on the external datadrive) I
No this would not be wise as if you were out and about with your macbook it would look for your home folder on an external drive. Do you plan to take your external drive with you?
I can see where you are going with this but the answer for this kind of setup is portable home folders a feature only available with Mac OSX Server software.
For exampel when I insert a CD into the Macbook its data will be imported to my musicfolder on the external drive in the net....Hope it is not to difficult...Lots of thanks...Yours Frank
You dont need to reconfigure your homefolder to do this. You just setup itunes to have default music folder anywhere you choose. itunes-->preferences-->advanced-->itunes music folder location
So you would setup itunes to use a music folder on your network drive.

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