Type du -sh * to see how much data is being stored in each directory and file in your home directory.Type pwd to make certain you are in your "Home" directory,.(In MAMP Pro, the databases are in a different directory. Copy the contents of the MAMP db directory to the database directory you made in your Dropbox.
Open a finder window and go to: Applications/MAMP/db. These steps can be replicated for any file or folder you need to link to or from. Ctrl + Click (or Right Click if you have that option) on the db directory you just created in Dropbox and choose Make Symbolic Link.
In this example, I'll be showing how to link your default "Downloads" folder to a second disk drive for data storage. If typing out commands is not your thing turn back now! For the rest of you brave souls, carry on! You'll now need to get your hands dirty and use the terminal on macOS. If you have a workstation type environment that does its daily grinding in one place, then these suggestions are best suited for you. fluidly across your devices with AirPlay to Mac UPDATE Justin L Follow I built a. Once in a while Logic will not see my sample and loops file placed on the external disk referenced with symbolic links (used SymLinker.app). If you have a notebook that you are constantly bringing with you and disconnecting external storage, well, then when it comes time to get access to your data, you're disk will be missing and you won't be able to access it. readlink will resolve symbolic links I have successfully run Mac OS. After using the symbolic links method for a few weeks I've encountered a rather annoying problem.
I'll be using an external disk drive enclosure called a Drobo (opens in new tab) that will be connected at all times for example. Best use case is the desktop environmentĪlthough you can perform these changes on any Mac, it would be best practice to do it on a machine that stays put on a desk. Creating a bad link for an essential folder like /lib or something critical can cause your system to become inoperable. Whenever you start playing around with the underlying operating system you run the risk of severely breaking things.