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Re: portable app
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Re: portable app


  • Subject: Re: portable app
  • From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:38:18 -0700

On Sep 29, 2010, at 12:02 PM, email@hidden wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:48:43 +0100
> From: Amy Heavey <email@hidden>
> Subject: portable app
> To: email@hidden
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> I'm writing an app for personal use, using core data.
>
> At the moment it's set up to save the data file in the library/
> application support/myapp folder on the machine. I also want to store
> a growing number of images to use with the app, so they are set to
> store in this folder as well.
>
> However, I'd like to be able to use this app on my laptop as well as
> the desktop. I don't really fancy managaing some kind of sync, and
> thought the best solution would be to store the app and all the data/
> images on a thumb drive. There's only me using the app, and having to
> walk and get the drive from the office isn't a huge headache, and I
> can easily take it with me if I want to work elsewhere (not on my home
> network).
>
> How would I set the data store to a mobile drive?

I believe it would be sufficient to make the myapp folder a symlink to a folder on the mobile drive.

m.

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