Share diary and document between different Macs
13/04/14 16:07 Filed in: Diary
Problem: You have a Mac at home and one at work. You would like to synchronize your TrailRunner diary with these two computers.
Solution: TrailRunner supports Dropbox. You can put the TrailRunner documents into your Dropbox and the data gets synchronized between all linked computers.
As you might already know, TrailRunner stores all vital information within your home directories Application Support folder
To move your TrailRunner data to Dropbox, follow these steps:
- Download and install Dropbox.
- By default, Dropbox creates a new folder in your home directory called
- Open this folder and make sure that a folder named
- Now go to:
- Within, find the folder named
Next time you start up TrailRunner, the application will check on if your home directory contains the following folder:
If that's the case, TrailRunner will access this location instead of the default
If the default folder does not suit you, these alternatives are also looked into:
As this folder now is located within your dropbox, it is automatically being backed up and synchronized between all computers being linked to your dropbox.
Solution: TrailRunner supports Dropbox. You can put the TrailRunner documents into your Dropbox and the data gets synchronized between all linked computers.
As you might already know, TrailRunner stores all vital information within your home directories Application Support folder
To move your TrailRunner data to Dropbox, follow these steps:
- Download and install Dropbox.
- By default, Dropbox creates a new folder in your home directory called
Dropbox
.- Open this folder and make sure that a folder named
Documents
exists within. If this is not the case, create one with the exact spelling.- Now go to:
[yourhome]/Library/Application Support/
- Within, find the folder named
TrailRunner
and move this into the aforementioned Documents
folder.Next time you start up TrailRunner, the application will check on if your home directory contains the following folder:
[yourhome]/Dropbox/Apps/TrailRunner/Application Support
If that's the case, TrailRunner will access this location instead of the default
Library/Application Support
location.If the default folder does not suit you, these alternatives are also looked into:
[yourhome]/Documents/Dropbox/Apps/TrailRunner/Application Support
[yourhome]/Dropbox/Apps/TrailRunner/Application Support
[yourhome]/Dropbox/Documents/TrailRunner
[yourhome]/Shared/Library/Application Support/TrailRunner
As this folder now is located within your dropbox, it is automatically being backed up and synchronized between all computers being linked to your dropbox.