iMac and Macbook Pro, I want them essentially to be the same computer

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iMac and Macbook Pro, I want them essentially to be the same computer

I travel for work quite a bit and I am getting my master's. I like using the desktop at home and when I do my papers and download my reading material to the desktop, I want them to go right to the laptop as well. I am even ok if there was a way to just have everything on both computers communicating with each other and making sure all the folders I need from one to the other are exactly the same. I really just want both of these to be the exact same computer, but I know that is not possible. I have tried to find an answer here, but I am probably not asking with the right words. any help would be great thanks

iMac 24″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 7, 2023 11:46 AM

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KiltedTim

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Jun 7, 2023 12:23 PM in response to wvubeerman

Turn on iCloud desktop and documents on both machines. make sure you have enough icloud storage to hold all of your data. This will sync your documents folder and desktop to both machines.

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

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wvubeerman Author

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Jun 7, 2023 12:39 PM in response to wvubeerman

I guess "this is the way"

I was really hoping for something more profound like, hey you can actually make both computers virtually symbiotic, that would make sense, but I'm sure there is a lot that goes on to doing that if it is even possible. I will reluctantly try it this way, but I won't like it. :D

thank you all

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Jun 7, 2023 12:55 PM in response to wvubeerman

Right-click on that iCloud Drive Masters folder and choose Make Alias. That will create a Masters alias file in the same location. Now, press the option-key (to copy) and drag and drop that Masters alias to the Desktop on each Mac. When you click that Masters alias icon on either Mac Desktop, it will open a new Finder window on that folder's iCloud contents.

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Jun 7, 2023 12:15 PM in response to wvubeerman

Create a folder in iCloud Drive named Masters. Do all of your work in that folder on either Mac. Be certain to make backups of that folder when you are done on each device.

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wvubeerman Author

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Jun 7, 2023 12:43 PM in response to VikingOSX

Ok so i could like this method more if there was a way to make that folder just be on the desktop screen on both computers, but it doesn't seem like it will allow this. Is there a way to do this?

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iMac and Macbook Pro, I want them essentially to be the same computer

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