Using Remote Disc and Imac 2012

I'm thinking of buying the new Imac 2012 and was wondering whether it is possible to use the "Remote Disk" ap (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287) to share the drive of my Macbook Pro 13 (late 2011) with the new Imac. Has anyone tried this? Many thanks!

It should work, with the limitations stated in the article.

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Hello,
I just bought the new version of Macbook Air. At the store they said that transferring programs such as Office for Mac was as easy as just opening the sharing folderin preferences on my Imac and new Air and it would be a breeze. Do I have to install anything from the DVD that came with the Macbook Air to enable anything, or will I just, by wifi, start the two machines communicating?
Also, is there any easy way to just backup my last Time Machine backup from my Imac to the new Air, or does this take some doing? Can I backup the Time Machine info while still keeping all of the info on it for my usual work with the Imac?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

First, the instruction book that comes with your MBA will walk you step by step through how to use remote disc. Its not just an open and play thing -- you do have to futz with your other machine, copy over security codes to allow communication, etc -- but it will walk you right through it, so the manual is the place to start.
You can use your Time Machine backup by using the Migration Assistant -- that starts right off the bat when you first initialize your MBA right out of the box, or you can go to Applications>Utilities>Migration Assistant anytime you want.
One thing you should be aware -- you don't really have too many options for the migration -- it will copy over everything from your TIme machine so you better have enough room on your MBA to do that. You can select if you don't want files copied (i.e. music) but that is about it. I did just that wiht my MBP backup on TIme machine -- it was about 100 GB and my new MBA is 120 GB. No problems there, worked perfectly.
Don't do your migration wirelessly -- about 100GB wirelessly on the MBA with a fast cable broadband connection would take 16 - 20 HOURS to do a migration. Connect your MBA via the optional ethernet dongle to an ethernet cable, and hardwire that to an open ethernet port on your router -- 100GB will then take about 2 - 3 hours instead.
ANother thing you should be aware of -- while Apple really touts the Remote Disc and wireless capabilities of the MBA, they are for the birds. Invest the 99.00 in a superdrive. It will be the happiest purchase you make for your MBA. If you install your MS Office via remote disc, for example, your installation will take about an hour. It takes 3 minutes with the superdrive. That is the same for anything you try to do via remote disc. Yeah, it works. It just takes hours and hours of your time. I don't know about you, but I have no interest in waiting an hour for a program to install.
As to your final question -- your Time Machine backup will ALWAYS remain associated with your iMac. After the migration assistant completes, you do not have a connection to that backup on your MBA anymore. You will have to do a fresh backup of your MBA if you want to back it up to your TIme machine. The Time machine makes a specific backup for each computer that you own. You can copy from the backup, but you can't reaccess it later. It will remain accessable to your iMac.

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Hi champrider,
You can use an application such as Apple Remote Desktop to control your iMac remotely. See this article -
OS X Mavericks: Allow access using Apple Remote Desktop
This help page will provide you with some other useful resources for Apple Remote Desktop -
Remote Desktop Help
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Can i install windows 7 via bootcamp (MB Air) while using remote disc? I put the windows 7 disk in my macbook pro drive, and connect to my brand new macbook air. In bootcamp i allocate the partition then i click install and bootcamp will not see the disk.

Can i install windows 7 via bootcamp (on my MB Air) while using remote disc? I put the windows 7 disk in my macbook pro drive, and connect to my brand new macbook air via remote disk. In bootcamp (on my air) i allocate the partition, then i click install, and bootcamp will not see the disk from my macbook pro's drive. How do i get the bootcamp assistant running on my MB air to automatically find the disk in my macbook pro with the ISO image of windows 7? The remote disk on my air can find the cd but bootcamp will not begin installing it. Anyway to do this without buying the damned usb drive?

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Macbook late 2007 can't use remote disc

Snow Leopard retail disc won't load so I'm trying to do remote install. I can see remote disc under devices but when I Boot with option key pressed there is no option for the remote disc to boot to. I'm connected via ethernet to a windows 7 computer with the remote disc app installed and running. Please help.

Hello MacDoode,
It sounds like you are trying to boot to a Mac OS X install disc in a Windows computer with Remote Disc set up. According to the following article this is not a supported function of the feature:
DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287?viewlocale=en_US
Note: These types of discs or activities are not supported by DVD or CD sharing:
Install discs for an operating system such as Microsoft Windows (for use with Boot Camp), or Mac OS X.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Sterling

I have inserted a disc in my remote disc and it is not working and even i am trying to eject the disc but it is not working ? what to do ?

i have inserted a disc in my remote disc and it is not working and even i am trying to eject the disc but it is not working ? what to do ?

Would you rather upgrade to windows 8, BlackBerry or Android phones? Do you honestly think those don't have problems?
You waited a lot and chose to buy an early production model. Mistakes happen all the time a factory retools and workers relearn new skills necessary to keep US happy.
Exercise your rights.... Send it back for a new one.
In any case, I feel your frustration. Btw, I love Apple but use a Blackberry

INSTALLATION OF SNOW LEOPARD USING REMOTE DISC

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I have a Macbook Air circa 2009 v10.5.8 and have the installation disc for Snow Leopard which I have attempted to install via the optical drive in my Sony Vaio. When I select Remote Disk on my Air, I can see the Snow Leopard Disc and it allows me to accept the Apple terms and proceeds to install but then seems to hang. I then have to restart my Air by using the on/off button and have repeated the process several times to no avail. I can see that the optical drive is working but it stops eventually presumably because it fails to connect to the Air. On the Air I receive a message to the effect that I need to run disc utility to repair a faulty disc but am unsure whether this is correct as Snow Leopard is a new disc which appears undamaged. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. By the way I am using the same wireless network for both computers.
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Neil

It would help with more information. Do both computers have Firewire ports? If so, then connect the computer without a DVD drive to the other computer using a Firewire cable. Boot the computer without a DVD drive into Target Disk Mode then after you see the TDM logo boot the other computer using the Snow Leopard DVD. You can install to the computer without a DVD drive by selecting its hard drive as the target destination.
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I was able to do this by setting up a SAMBA share. I already had a SAMBA server running to share some hard drive space, so I added a section to share the DVD drive. I just accomplished this about 5 minutes ago, and it seems to be working...from my MacBook I can see all the files on my Ubuntu box's DVD drive. NOTE: If you do this, you won't be using Remote Disc -- you'll connect to the drive like you would another networked computer. That is, in Finder you'll look under the "Network" place, not in Remote Disc. I don't know if this will work for what you need or not.
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Faulty optical drive in mini mac, unable to use remote disc

Hi,
I have a Mac mini (Late 2009) running OS X Yosemite. The optical drive in the mini is no longer able to read CD's or DVD's
We need install adobe suite 6 and this is on DVD. We have tried to access 'remote disc' in finder but have hit a closed door.
Seems according to this article: Use the CD or DVD drive from another computer with your Mac - Apple Support
"You can't use a shared disc
If your Mac already has a built-in optical drive, or an external optical drive connected, you won't see the Remote Disc feature appear in the Finder or other apps."
So does anyone have any idea how I'm supposed to move forward in this scenario?
seems a little restrictive to make 'remote disc' disappear if you have an optical drive...
I have no interest in getting the mini repaired, especially when the technology already exists to do otherwise.
Very very stuck so would appreciate any suggestions.
thanks

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