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idisk terribleness, help?
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Hi, my iDisk has pretty much been useless due to speed or errors since I've been a .mac/mobile me subscriber. I really need and want to use it now.
I am constantly getting the dreaded -36 error. I've been through the troubleshooting stuff on apples website, but it still fails.
Is there any more reliable way to copy stuff to your idisk other than webdav? I guess the days of connecting over afp are looonng gone. Any utility that is more robust perhaps than the finder at xfering files?
Any other tips, not on apple support for this?
Thanks.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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WebDav is not the problem, it's iDisk itself, AFAIK.
And even if it wasn't, WebDav is the only way to transfer files to iDisk.
Perhaps you should consider a different webhoster, one that allows FTP, SFTP and SSH.
With MacFusion, you can even mount (S)FTP like regular volumes.
-t
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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I use Transmit. Infinitely faster at accessing your iDisk. As it stands now, I get a -50 error when trying to connect to my iDisk anyway so Finder isn't an option.
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Clinically Insane
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Originally Posted by Atheist 
I use Transmit. Infinitely faster at accessing your iDisk. As it stands now, I get a -50 error when trying to connect to my iDisk anyway so Finder isn't an option.
But Transmit still uses WebDav, right ? How exactly does it achieve the faster speed ?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
But Transmit still uses WebDav, right ? How exactly does it achieve the faster speed ?
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I can't explain why it's faster... but believe me when I tell you. Transmit is definitely faster than using Finder to access your iDisk. Both file transfer and folder navigation.
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Clinically Insane
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Originally Posted by Atheist
I can't explain why it's faster... but believe me when I tell you. Transmit is definitely faster than using Finder to access your iDisk. Both file transfer and folder navigation.
Oh, I do believe you.
I was just wondering how they do it. Maybe someone like Besson can explain.
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I think the problem is that the Finder has a whole bunch of extra crap (technical term us IT folks use) embedded in it that isn't necessary (with regard to accessing the iDisk).
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Well, I just tried Transmit and it worked on a 111MB file that refused to get onto my iDisk with the Finder. Not sure if it was faster, but it was not slower.
Most importantly though, it worked. What sucks is that this is all I would use transmit for and iDisk from the finder SHOULD work. Very sad.
Thank you Atheist.
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Originally Posted by iamnotmad
Thank you Atheist.
My pleasure. I've always been disappointed by the fact that I can't reliably use Finder to access my iDisk. Maybe Snow Leopard will fix it? 
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