I don't know anything about carbonite, but the shared apps folder is a
common way to avoid storing large binary files multiple times for
multiple users. Sure you might only have one login on your box but the
architecture is designed to handle multiple users. Some people even set
up multiple accounts for projects so that stuff from one account/project
doesn't interfere with another. Assuming OSX is like most Unix OSes,
under the hood there is even shared memory for apps so if you have
Safari loaded up under on account, then switch to another account and
launch Safari, it is only loaded in memory once. This was how old unix
boxes could handle dozens or hundreds of concurrent users without
melting because each user only stored their unique data and all the app
memory was shared.
CB
On 9/5/12 7:02 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
Hi all,
This may be a question for carbonite, but I thought someone on here might know.
I am almost ready to switch my backup to my mac instead of windows. When I do,
I assume carbonite will back up my apps (in the applications folder). My
question, though, is: will it also back up app data? For instance, if I
restored from a carbonite backup, would my app preferences, bookmarks, and
other app-related data be restored? I'm stil not clear on how apps work on the
mac (actually, I'm still lost as to why apps are stored in a global folder
instead of in the user's home folder) so this may not even be a sensible
question. Thanks for any explanations.
Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
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