Stop iDisk backup in TIme Machine.
I have an iMac and a MacBook, both of which are set to sync iDisk through MobileMe. This means both machines have their own copy of the iDisk on their respective hard drives. I use Time Machine to backup both machines to a 500GB Time Capsule.
I want Time Machine to back up the iDisk, but as it is identical on both machines, it seems silly to back it up twice to the same backup drive, currently it is saving a copy from the iMac and from the MacBook.
Is there any way to stop iDisk syncing, and also how would I remove the backups already done.
(iDisk can't be excluded from Time Machine in the normal way)
Cheers.
Shuttleworth125 wrote:
I have an iMac and a MacBook, both of which are set to sync iDisk through MobileMe. This means both machines have their own copy of the iDisk on their respective hard drives. I use Time Machine to backup both machines to a 500GB Time Capsule.
I want Time Machine to back up the iDisk, but as it is identical on both machines, it seems silly to back it up twice to the same backup drive, currently it is saving a copy from the iMac and from the MacBook.
Is there any way to stop iDisk syncing
If you mean stop syncing temporarily while TM is backing-up, you might be able to do something with Automator or perhaps Applescript, but there's no easy option. (Most folks would say if you have three copies of it (iDIsk and 2 Macs), do you really need a fourth?)
how would I remove the backups already done.
In the TM interface, navigate to the local copy of iDisk in one of the "cascade" of Finder windows, select it, and click the "gear" icon in the window's toolbar. Then select +Delete all backups of <item>.+ You'll get a confirmation prompt, then one for your Administrator's password, then TM will delete the backups. Depending on how many files and folders are involved, and how many backups they were on, this may take a while, especially on a Time Capsule. If you exit the TM interface, you may see a progress bar.
(iDisk can't be excluded from Time Machine in the normal way)
That's because TM isn't backing-up the iDisk itself, but the local copy that's on each Mac. You should be able to find and exclude that local copy on one of the machines.
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