One backup drive, two computers

I was wondering, can I use one external backup drive to backup two computers with Leopard installed? That is, plug the drive into on computer to backup, then remove and plug into the other computer.

Yes indeed you can

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Can you use one Hard drive to back up 2 computers with time machine?

yes but only across a network. you can connect the hard drive to one computer and back it up directly and if the second computer is on the same wireless or ethernet network as the first you can also back it up to that hard drive but across the network. it is also possible if you have an Airport Extreme Base Station. you can connect the drive to it and back up both computers to it via network.

Can I do this? One external drive, two computers.

This is what I would like to do. I have an iMac and a MacBook. I use both equally.
I just got a 250gig FireLite drive.
My ideal situation would be to have my iTunes music and Library stored on the FireLite, and each computer referencing that.
So when I am at work with my MacBook, I plug in the FireLite and everything is all good. Then, say, maybe while I am at work, I buy some music on iTunes, or import a CD. Then I go home, and plug in the FireLite to the iMac, and everything is all good. It sees and plays the newly imported music just fine.
I can switch the drive from computer to computer, and everything is always all good on both machines.
Is this possible? Nothing would live on the computers....nothing in the User/Music folder. Everything would be on the FireLite.
It seems like it should work...but before I go moving things around and changing settings, I want to make sure, or else I'll end up with a huge mess later on.
Thanks!

Copy your /Music/iTunes folder to the external.
Start iTunes holding the Option key.
Select *Choose existing library*.
Select the iTunes library file in the iTunes folder on the external.
Delete the /Music/iTunes folder.
Connect it to the other computer.
Start iTunes holding the Option key.
Select *Choose existing library*.
Select the iTunes library file in the iTunes folder on the external.
File -> Add to library.
Select the iTunes music folder in /Music/iTunes/.
This will add all music from the other computer.
Delete the /Music/iTunes folder.
That's it.
Everything will be available wherever you connect the external.
Make sure the external is connected, powered on and mounted before starting iTunes.

I have one Iphone and two computers. How do i get my ringtones off of one computer and onto the other?, I have one Iphone and two computers. How do i get my ringtones off of one computer and onto the other?

I have one Iphone, and two computers. They both have different purchases on them. One is older than the other. and one was my moms. How do i get the ringtones off of my computer and onto my moms computer to use all of them on my Iphone?

Copy them to a cd/dvd/flash drive/external drive/etc, then to the other computer.
E-mail them.

More than one backup drive??

Can I use more than one backup drive to back up my Mini's internal hard drive and six external hard drives?
My latest backup failed because the backup is too large for the backup disk. My back up disk is now a 1.5 TB external drive.
Rather than buying a single very high capacity external hard drive to replace the 1.5 TB drive as my back up disk, I would prefer to add a second drive and be able to distribute the back ups between two back up drives.
Thanks,
John Fermendzin

no, TM can only have one backup drive. you can RAID several drives in one volume or buy a bigger external or a RAID enclosure. another option is to use a different backup solution for part of your data. you can use a different backup drive with that. see this post by kappy for options
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7495315#7495315

Hi all - is it really possible to use one license for two computers or is it just a rumor?

I heard that it would be possible that you can use one license for two computers. Is that the truth? And if so - how does it work?
Thanks
K

Adobe CC or any perpetual previous version allows you to install & activate it two times (on the same computer or other different one).
As per End user license agreement, only one computer can be used at one given time.
Please refer to:
Licenses and terms of use | Adobe
Adobe - Adobe product license agreements
Hope it helps you.
Regards
Rajshree

How to use ONE IPod on TWO Computers

I have an Desktop-PC using ITunes 5.0 and an IPod 20 GB. When I connect my IPod with my Laptop, the complete IPod is deleting by the ITunes on the Laptop. How can I use ONE IPod on TWO Computers without deleting the music hole time?!

I think you need to manually update on at least the computer that has the smaller music selection.
it may be best to turn off automatic updates on both machines and manually add and delete songs.
or you could network both computers to share one music library

Is there any way to work on one Catalog from two computers simultaenously?

Is there any way to work on one Catalog from two computers simultaenously?
I have a catalog with 7000 images we have to process / crop / etc. and I was trying to find a way that two of us could work on the images at the same time.
Thanks!

No, the LR catalog is not multi user capable (and cannot reside on a network share without tricks). What you could do is
export part of the catalog (a subset of all images) into a separate catalog ("Export as Catalog", without exporting the negatives)
work on different images in the two catalogs at the same time
re-import ("Import from Catalog") the exported work after adjustments on it is finished
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PSE 10 one program for two computers

Hello; my question is, it possible to use my PSE 10 that is installed on my PC and use it on my laptop via a home network ? downloading the program onto my PC is not an option. I once had it installed I had to replace my drive thus using the two allowed installs by adobe. I contacted adobe about another licence, they were not much help, they only wanted to sell me another program. thanks for any info on this matter. Paolo

You can certainly install PSE on two computers. If you have used both your activations and you no longer have one of the computers to deactivate it so you can reinstall on a new one, you will need to contact activation support:
http://www.adobe.com/products/activation/
You can often start a chat session right in that window and get things resolved right away.

One mac account, two computers

I have one mac account and two computers. When I get up in the morning, I check my email. When I come to the office I recheck my email.
With my pop account through my ISP, my mail downloads at both places.
With my mac account, once I view it at home, I cannot see it at the office. Is there a way to resolve this issue.
What am I doing wrong?
SJ

it's IMAP. then it really should show the same messages on both computers. you can try rebuilding the mobileme inbox (mailbox menu->rebuild). but mobileme is a weird animal and is handled separately from all other accounts in Mail. I don't use mobileme so can't comment further on this, sorry. maybe somebody else who does can chime in or you could try the mobileme forum.
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What is the best way to manage one library on two computers?

My wife and I recently bought Macbook's, switching from our previous Dell desktop. Now that we have two computers we want a way for both of us to be able to access our iTunes library from our respective computers and add music to our iPods. When I add our music into my Library and set my library to share this only seems to allow her to play the songs on her Macbook but not add them to her iPod. Adding our music to her own library raises the problem of new albums I download not appearing in her library unless she manually adds them. I would like a way we can keep all of our music in one folder (on our Time Capsule) but both be able to download music, have it show up on the other persons library, and add songs to our iPods from our own computers.

When I add our music into my Library and set my library to share this only seems to allow her to play the songs on her Macbook but not add them to her iPod.
Correct. You cannot sync an iPod to a playlist provided by iTunes Sharing. The track must be on the computer to which the iPod is being synchronized.
I would like a way we can keep all of our music in one folder (on our Time Capsule) but both be able to download music, have it show up on the other persons library, and add songs to our iPods from our own computers.
iTunes doesn't have any built-in folder watching capability, so without third-party software help, content added from one computer has to be manually added to iTunes on the other computer. Hazel says it can be set up to add content to iTunes automatically, but I haven't tried it myself.
Alternatively, you can each have your own iTunes library on your own computers and use one of the several third-party utilities to keep the libraries in sync. If that's of interest, post back and I can provide links to the utilities I know of.
Regards.

One account using two computers

I know there have been a few posts about this. But I can't seem to find a straight answer. Keeps talking about a PC and a Mac.
I have two macs, one at work and one at home.
1. When I come home, I want to work on my home computer. Do I have to make sure all the programs are closed on my work computer, to use Creative Cloud at home?
2. Im thinking about getting a new computer in a few months, can I easily then deactive my old computer and install the cloud on my new machine?

Question # 1 answer:
You do not have to make sure the programs are closed on the work computer. The license agreement is that you will not use the software on two computers at the same time.
Question # 2 answer:
As Amit has answered above. You have two activations. When you try to activate on a third computer you will be asked about deactivating on the others.

License Sharing - Non-concurrently - One License on Two Computers

Here's my situation..
I do some contracting work for an office on Capitol Hill. I have to work onsite due to security protocols, and because this office has limited resources, they have only been able to purchase two Adobe Web suites.
They installed them on two computers that are used by staffers.
The problem is that I have to schedule my time around whenever one of their staffers is not at their computer, so I could use their Dreamweaver and do the coding that they need done for them.
My question is this...
They have available intern computers that are not as used as frequently. Does Adobe licensing permit non-current use on their computers? That is, could I install a copy and use it on one of these computers without violating licensing agreements, so long as one of the staffers is not using the software when I am?
Thank you in advance.
D

copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music or media folder) to a portable HD such as this.
voila, you have created a truly mobile library that can be used with anycomputer !
on either machine, launch iTunes while holding shift, click on choose library when prompted, and select the iTunes folder on the external HD.

Can I desintall and re-install Adobe CC on one of my two computers (in my subscription I am supposed to be limited to 2 computers)?

I have a subscription that allows me to install Adobe CC on two computers. I currently have a problem with one of my computers and need to reformat it, so that wil desintall Adobe CC. Will I be authorized to re-install it afterwards or does it count as a third computer ? Thank you for your answers !

You can install and sign in on another (third) machine but that will normally sign you out on other machines. If you are able to sign out of the troubled machine then do so.

PS Elements 7; network drive; two computers

Hi,
I am running PS elements 7 on a home PC with all photos on external network drive.
I would like to install another copy of elements 7 onto the home laptop and allow both PC and laptop to have full access and editing rights for our photos.
How can I have elements 7 installed on both systems and share tags, ratings, notes, books, edits, etc.
Would we have to limit one pc to access photo files at a time or can both pc access files concurrently. I would expect we would generally only access via one computer at a time.
Is there a walk through to set this up please?
many thanks
Andrew

Let me clear one thing which I noticed in main query :
PSE does not contain files, it keep all references of files and their metadata in a database, so you actually will be sharing the Catalog database. And there are limitations of databases that you can't use one databse through two applications effeiciently becasue there m,ay be access right problems at a particular time....
So remember that apart from sharing files you are also sharing catalogs, If I understand it correctly...

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