Where...

[jwennet]

does the system store a users iCal and Address book info? I'd like to abel to copy that from my desktop to my laptop machine.


Thanks,

J

[barhar]

'Where ... does the system store a users iCal and Address book info?' - it (the 'System' ... 'MacOS X') does not store any information of either application - anywhwere. Each application - 'Address Book' and 'iCal' stores its own generated files.

'Address Book' creates and maintains the file of 'com.apple.AddressBook.plist'; and also, the folder (of items) '~/Library/Application\ Support/AddressBook'.
There are also the '/Library/Address\ Book\ Plug-Ins' and '~/Library/Address\ Book\ Plug-Ins' folders, whose items add functionality to 'Address Book'; and finally, the '~/Library/Caches/Address\ Book' folder (of items).

'iCal' creates and maintains the files of '~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iCal.plist' and '~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iCal.AlarmScheduler.plist'; and also, the folder (of items) '~/Library/Application\ Support/iCal'.

[guapagirl]

...so when you have accidently cleared all the contacts in your addressbook by inaccurate attempts to sync a macbook and imac, how do you get them back?

[bluedevils]

I can import .ics and .vcs files, I would hope you can export your info to similar formats.

[guapagirl]

thanks, but how do I know WHICH one to import - there are so many of them!

[eric2006]

It'd be much easier to just use the export functions to transfer information.

[guapagirl]

Originally Posted by eric2006

It'd be much easier to just use the export functions to transfer information.

I didn't think of that

[eric2006]

Here's some pointers:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...0/en/wr48.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/ad995.html