The OSX/Apple support thread

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Melvin Udall

73,668 posts

254 months

Monday 17th October 2011
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mojitomax said:
I thought you can't merge iTunes accounts?
Just authorize each other, then lob it in one account. Job done.

mojitomax

1,874 posts

191 months

Monday 17th October 2011
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Update:

I have tested with my MacBook. Logged in with my user account and iTunes. Fast user switched to another user account. I can still stream and wifi sync from my iTunes on the background logged in account. It's also still continuing on a large file copy transfer. It seems that background accounts are not suspended.

Right now going to copy some of gfs iTunes data to MacBook to test multiple syncs to multiple accounts.

Melvin Udall

73,668 posts

254 months

Monday 17th October 2011
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Really? I know you can now remote desktop in on another account, without affecting the person using the computer, etc. I wonder if it is essentially the same thing? Handy to know.

mojitomax

1,874 posts

191 months

Monday 17th October 2011
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That's what inspired me to try. I'll keep you updated.

mojitomax

1,874 posts

191 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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done - 2 users, 2 separate iTunes accounts, both homesharing on separate iTunes accounts with fast user switching on lion. can stream and share both libraries simultaneously!!

hoorah!!

haven't tried wifi syncing yet, but it should work smile

Melvin Udall

73,668 posts

254 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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mojitomax said:
done - 2 users, 2 separate iTunes accounts, both homesharing on separate iTunes accounts with fast user switching on lion. can stream and share both libraries simultaneously!!

hoorah!!

haven't tried wifi syncing yet, but it should work smile
Jots it down in memory bank!

PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Just shows you learn something new most days - I have.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Righto. SSD on order... should be here in a day or three.
I'd prefer to perform a fresh install of Lion but as my MBP is early 2011 Core i7 it shipped with Snow Leopard.

I'm aware aI can clone/backup and restore OR install SL and upgrade.

Is there any way to download the Lion install image before I replace the HDD so I can do a clean install from Time Capsule/DVD/thumb drive?

Melvin Udall

73,668 posts

254 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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PJ S said:
Just shows you learn something new most days - I have.
It's why I hang around on these threads.

PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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You should be able to put the drive in an external USB2.0/FireWire caddy, boot from it, and then run the Lion install choosing the SSD now fitted internally.
That'd be how I'd approach it.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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PJ S said:
You should be able to put the drive in an external USB2.0/FireWire caddy, boot from it, and then run the Lion install choosing the SSD now fitted internally.
That'd be how I'd approach it.
Thanks, don't have a caddy of any sort though.
There's a recovery partition to which I can boot and reinstall Lion from scratch on this disk. Is there a way to copy/clone this and pop it on the Time Capsule or USB drive?

PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Check out Carbon Copy Clone or Super Duper to make a bootable clone.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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This is the clone I have already. Do I restore from this image then reboot to Recovery Partition to install a clean copy from there?

scratchchin I suppose it'd work...

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Actually, thinking about it, that clone is pretty darn clean anyway.
I think I'll stop faffing about and use that - it was created after last reinstall so no detritus built up.

CharlieCrocodile

1,186 posts

152 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Can anyone recommend a program that will map a network drive to an Amazon S3 bucket?

theboyfold

10,910 posts

225 months

Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Is it possible to change where iTunes backs up the iOS devices to? Also, is it possible to move the whole library folder?

PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Wednesday 19th October 2011
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You can't change where iTunes is programmed to store the iDevice backups, but you can set a new path for where your songs are to be added to/found, in the Advanced tab of Preferences.
Why do you think you need to change the backups location?

theboyfold

10,910 posts

225 months

Wednesday 19th October 2011
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I have a 64gb system drive and a 120gb drive in what was the optical bay, and to have 12gb worth of phone backups seems a little excessive to me.

When I upgraded my iPad to iOS5 I actually ran out of space on my system drive.

PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Wednesday 19th October 2011
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12GB for a single backup?
If you're talking about half a dozen backups, you do know you can delete the older ones if the current is spot on.

theboyfold

10,910 posts

225 months

Wednesday 19th October 2011
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12gb for about 3 backups I think. I've just moved them now and will restore it to the correct place when and if I need it.