TrueCrypt-will help you do so or you can use OS X’s own Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image. Even if there isn’t explicit Dropbox support, you can sometimes synchronize an app’s data files by (a) finding out where those files are stored and then (b) using the symbolic link trick to move them to Dropbox.ġ3 Add an extra layer of protection to Dropbox’s own security by creating an encrypted container within your Dropbox folder. TextExpander ( )-let you store their data files in Drop- box you make the change in each program’s preferences. If the worst should come to pass, you’ll have a full list of items to refer to for insurance purposes. My Stuff ( ) to keep track of your belongings, save its data files in Dropbox. (You shouldn’t sync the iTunes Music Library.xml file doing so can reportedly make iTunes unstable.)ġ0 Synchronize Address Book contacts by moving the ~/Library/Application Support/Address Book folder to Dropbox and then creating a symbolic link from its old location to its new one.
In iTunes, go to iTunes ▶ Preferences, select the Advanced tab, and select the Dropbox folder as the iTunes Media Folder Location. (Remember, you can upgrade from the 2GB that Dropbox gives you for free to 50GB or 100GB paid accounts.) Create symbolic links to those folders from your various machines, and you’ll have essentially the same Mac wherever you go.Ĥ If your hard drive is especially small, make room on it by moving some of your files to Dropbox.Ĩ Download PDF copies of the user manuals for products you own-appliances and home-entertainment equipment especially-from the vendors’ Websites, and then save them all to Dropbox.ĩ As long as your music collection is small (or your Dropbox storage allotment sufficiently large), store your iTunes media in Dropbox: Create an iTunes Media folder in Dropbox and copy your media files to it. The Music and Photos folders might work if you have enough Dropbox space. What you storeģ It’s probably impractical to put your entire user folder in Dropbox, but you can put the most important folders there: The Documents folder is an obvious one. If you’d rather not futz with the command line, you could instead use utilities such asĭropLink to accomplish the same thing. So, for example, if you wanted to move your Documents folder to Dropbox, you could do so and then enter this command in Terminal: ln -s ~/Dropbox/Documents ~/Documents.
To do it manually, open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities) and enter ln -s ~/Dropbox/newfolder ~/path/to/symbolic/link (adjusting as necessary for the locations of your folders). There are a couple of ways to create symbolic links.
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