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iDisk is a file hosting service offered by Apple to all MobileMe members that enables them to store their digital photos, movies and personal files online so they can be accessed remotely. With a standard subscription, MobileMe users receive a 20 GB iDisk.
iDisk integrates with Mac OS X, appearing as a network drive. Mac OS X v10.3 through v10.6 can cache updates to an iDisk volume while offline and synchronize updates later. Any WebDAV client can also access an iDisk volume.
From 2000-2002, iDisk was free for all Mac users through iTools, a group of services that evolved into .Mac, and then after a name change in 2008 became MobileMe.
Apple has announced that MobileMe will be discontinued on June 30, 2012, and that iDisk will not be available after that date. Apple stated that they will not migrate iDisk service from MobileMe to iCloud. [1]
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[edit] Folders
- The "Sites" folder of a MobileMe iDisk contains the files created by HomePage, the MobileMe online web authoring tool.
- The "Web" folder of a MobileMe iDisk contains the files created by iWeb, part of the iLife suite.
- The "Software" folder of a MobileMe iDisk contains MobileMe exclusive software, such as GarageBand Jam Packs.
- The "Public" folder of a MobileMe iDisk can be used to host downloads.
The "Public", "Sites" and "Web" folders are the only ones which can be accessed by people other than the iDisk owner, but the "Public" folder can be made password protected via the MobileMe Preference Pane in Mac OS X.
[edit] Backup application
Included with iDisk in the MobileMe bundle is Backup, a software utility that allows users to back up local files to an iDisk. The software can also be used to restore files from the iDisk, or any other drive/location selected in the backup app.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Me.com – Apple user website from which MobileMe users access their iDisk online.
- How to copy someone's else folders from public.me.com with a wget-like tool?
