Synchronise Macbook with iMac

I recently bought a Macbook pro. I also use my iMac. I copied all my files to my macbook but would like to synchronise the two everytime they are in the same network. Is there a possibility without placing all my documents in Icloud?

No, that's not what iCloud is used for... you may want to Google "mac synchronize" and find some of the many apps out there that can keep your Documents, at least, synchronized.
Good luck,
Clinton

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Hello,
I use a Macbook and now consider buying a new iMac for my home. However, I do not want to always copy files manually between the two computers.
Is there any way to sync certain folders (e.g. documents, music, movies...) between them automatically (like the Apple TV and the Mac)?
Thanks a lot, cheers,
J

sorry- not a reply but a pile-on question. I'm thinking the same thing. I was going to upgrade a powerbook g4 to a new macbook pro and maybe add an external monitor, but i've been thinking instead of buying a new imac and pairing it with the g4. kind of like a 2 monitor arrangement but with 2 hard drives, chips etc. anyway, assuming i can do that i'd like the docs folders and calendar and mail to be synched on both machines in case i take the powerbook on the road.
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Apologies if this is the wrong area of the forums....
I have a lovely MacBook, and I have a fabulous iMac (24" running Leopard). They both currently live in the same room, but the iMac has some external harddrives connected that host my house music collection.
I'm sure that there's a simple way of doing this but I've not worked it out yet, but is there a way of getting the two of them talking wirelessly so that I can access the files on the external drives with my MacBook?
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping!

On your iMac (or both computers if you want to share both ways) go to system preferences>sharing and check all the items you wish to share with the other computers on your network. Also make sure there is a name for the computer. The one item in particular that you're needing to check, specific to your post, is 'File Sharing'. Now depending on how many accounts and their account types, you may have to determine the access allowed. You can change users and their access in the right side of the window. Find this information in the window, "Other users can connect......", you need to note the afp://numbers.
Now to access the computer from another computer, if you have Leopard when you open a Finder window the computer will probably show under 'Shared'. Just select it and then 'Connect As'. If you're using Tiger, open Finder and go to Go Menu>Connect To Server. In the field Server Address you need to enter in the information you got previously (afp://numbers). Then it will ask for User Name and Password and then what disk to mount (could be external drive, internal drive, home folder, etc).

Synchronising MacBook and iMac.

What is the best method/software to synchronise files between my MacBook Pro and my iMac? I can use an exyternal hard drive as an intermediary. The MacBook is running Mountain Lion and the iMac is running Lion.

If you just want to sync while the 2 machines are at the same location use Shootists' suggestion. If you would like to sync them regardless of where they are use SugarSync.

Networking my MacBook with iMac

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but i couldn't find a thread, and despite the cost of apple support - they are only open BH...which seems ridiculous.
Anyway...I have a G5 iMac which i have just installed an Airport Extreme Card in.
I am waiting on my Airport Express device, however the Apple Support people told me i could still network my iMac and new MacBook in the meantime, meaning that i could share files from the iMac and use the iMac's ADSL interent network (although both couldn't be connected at same time).
I assume i have to go into the network settings and put in an IP address or something, but can't quite work it out...any suggestions?
Thanks in advance (because I am not too good at all this stuff!!)
Shari

Have you tried this. http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/Modules/LHTNet_t2.html

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Now I did buy a new HD with installation (about 500 euro!!!) and I want to synchronise all my music and photo's again to my imac but at the support phone they say, oh but this is not allowed ! all the music and photo's on your apple-tv you can not synchronise anymore with your imac,
I was an enthousiastic apple user, great design, nice working, etc... but when apple decides how to use your own music and photos en how you're not can use it then I'm al lot demotivated to use apple materials.
If my harddisk crashes en there is no backup at all, I can understand it, when it's gone it's gone .
But on my apple tv there's still all my music and photos, I can see the photos on my TV an hear the music, only apple decides that I can not bring it back to my Imac, That's the problem!
I'm serious, If APPLE is not given any support for my problem I will sell all my apple materials and use DELL computers with SONOS or LOGITECH material for music and photos, My Iphones I change for HTC etc...
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I understand that there is a sort of limit to use your music etc... because everybody could copy your hole music file (what you can do perfect with a PC), but I don't understand that in single cases when there is a malfunction like a crash on the main computer, in my case the music-files and photo's are still on the content of a apple-tv or ipod there is no possibility at all to use those files and copy it to the new HD, it's still the same computer, there is enough digital material to see it's the same main computer.
when I did not had the apple tv I would had it to a external HD, I realy thougt that it could be retrieved
When you have a logitech of sonos or other music system (like apple tv) you can always copy the files to a new hd of computer, because the files are a mirror of the computer).
the same thing like the ipod apple versus other MP3 players, the music you can free copy on different pc.
So it's realy apple who will decide, they want to be the little allmighty, thats wat make me angry,
I realy was an apple lover, but it's over!!, I don't give any little penny to the concern for downloads or new material.
I'm sure today or tomorrow they will delete this post because they don't want bad publicity
trust me!!

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The server -- Peter's iMac (8) is available at this time;
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The server IP address is correct, as specified in the system sharing preferences;
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New but used does not sound like Apple Store (refurbished) Specials which would be a 'virgin' OS.
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