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	<title>Comments on: Keep your Safari 5 Extensions synced between your Macs</title>
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		<title>By: Bmorris110</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-83587</link>
		<dc:creator>Bmorris110</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>is it possible for you to post the automator file and we can configure for our dropbox and system?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>is it possible for you to post the automator file and we can configure for our dropbox and system?</p>
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		<title>By: uninteresting :: nerd &#187; Syncing Safari 5 Extensions between Macs using Dropbox.</title>
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		<dc:creator>uninteresting :: nerd &#187; Syncing Safari 5 Extensions between Macs using Dropbox.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] article on Macgasm discusses how to keep your Safari 5 Extensions synced between your Macs. While this is a nice solution, symbolic links and the excellent, free Dropbox (referral link if [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] article on Macgasm discusses how to keep your Safari 5 Extensions synced between your Macs. While this is a nice solution, symbolic links and the excellent, free Dropbox (referral link if [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Arter</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25373</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Arter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Note also: This depends on you having created the Extensions directory inside your Dropbox already, and would obviously need to be run on as many Macs as you want to keep in sync.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Note also: This depends on you having created the Extensions directory inside your Dropbox already, and would obviously need to be run on as many Macs as you want to keep in sync.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Arter</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25371</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Arter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To symlink your Extensions directory from your Dropbox:

0. Quit Safari (it might freak out if you mess with the Extensions dir while it&#039;s running)
1. Open Terminal
2. cd ~/Library/Safari
3. mv Extensions Extensions.old
4. ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions .
5. Done! Fire up Safari and check it worked.

Note: I&#039;ve not tested this myself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To symlink your Extensions directory from your Dropbox:</p>
<p>0. Quit Safari (it might freak out if you mess with the Extensions dir while it&#8217;s running)<br />
1. Open Terminal<br />
2. cd ~/Library/Safari<br />
3. mv Extensions Extensions.old<br />
4. ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions .<br />
5. Done! Fire up Safari and check it worked.</p>
<p>Note: I&#8217;ve not tested this myself.</p>
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		<title>By: Kyahx</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kyahx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>$ cp -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions ~/Dropbox/
$ rm -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions
$ ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions/ ~/Library/Safari/Extensions</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$ cp -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions ~/Dropbox/<br />
$ rm -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions<br />
$ ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions/ ~/Library/Safari/Extensions</p>
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		<title>By: Jason Madigan</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25369</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason Madigan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cd ~/Dropbox
mkdir SafariExtensions
cp -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/* ~/Dropbox/SafariExtensions/
~/Library/Safari/Extensions/
ln -s /Users/USERNAME/Dropbox/SafariExtensions ~/Library/Safari/Extensions</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cd ~/Dropbox<br />
mkdir SafariExtensions<br />
cp -r ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/* ~/Dropbox/SafariExtensions/<br />
~/Library/Safari/Extensions/<br />
ln -s /Users/USERNAME/Dropbox/SafariExtensions ~/Library/Safari/Extensions</p>
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		<title>By: MariusTh86</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25368</link>
		<dc:creator>MariusTh86</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alright, first open up the terminal, and enter the following commands

First go to the dropbox folder where you want the extensions saved:
cd /path/to/dropbox/

Then make a soft link from your safari extensions folder to softlinkname inside your dropbox:
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions softlinkname

Now your items are synced over dropbox as soon as you add them to safari, now for the setup on the 2nd Mac:

Navigate to your safari extensions folder, and remove it (because you&#039;re going to use the softlinked version instead)
Then open up the terminal and also navigate to the safari folder:
cd ~/Library/Safari

Then make a softlink from the folder with your extensions inside your dropbox to the Safari folder and name it Extensions to replace the one you removed:
ln -s /path/to/dropbox/softlinkname Extensions

And that&#039;s it, you can now add extensions to either Safari copy and it&#039;ll be automatically synced between computers without any further user interaction required. though probably not for those who are afraid of the terminal ;)
(Also, I&#039;m not entirely sure how well it will do if you keep both Safari&#039;s open at both computers at the same time.)

I hope that was a thorough and understandable explanation!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alright, first open up the terminal, and enter the following commands</p>
<p>First go to the dropbox folder where you want the extensions saved:<br />
cd /path/to/dropbox/</p>
<p>Then make a soft link from your safari extensions folder to softlinkname inside your dropbox:<br />
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions softlinkname</p>
<p>Now your items are synced over dropbox as soon as you add them to safari, now for the setup on the 2nd Mac:</p>
<p>Navigate to your safari extensions folder, and remove it (because you&#8217;re going to use the softlinked version instead)<br />
Then open up the terminal and also navigate to the safari folder:<br />
cd ~/Library/Safari</p>
<p>Then make a softlink from the folder with your extensions inside your dropbox to the Safari folder and name it Extensions to replace the one you removed:<br />
ln -s /path/to/dropbox/softlinkname Extensions</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s it, you can now add extensions to either Safari copy and it&#8217;ll be automatically synced between computers without any further user interaction required. though probably not for those who are afraid of the terminal ;)<br />
(Also, I&#8217;m not entirely sure how well it will do if you keep both Safari&#8217;s open at both computers at the same time.)</p>
<p>I hope that was a thorough and understandable explanation!</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Wilkerson</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25367</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wilkerson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Joshua

It&#039;s pretty straightforward. Here&#039;s what I did (your storage location within your Dropbox directory may differ):

$ mv ~/Library/Safari/Extensions ~/Dropbox/AppSupport/safari
$ ln -s ~/Dropbox/AppSupport/safari/Extensions Extensions

That&#039;s it. Dropbox now owns the physical files and happily syncs them while your Safari install just knows to look there when accessing extension info.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Joshua</p>
<p>It&#8217;s pretty straightforward. Here&#8217;s what I did (your storage location within your Dropbox directory may differ):</p>
<p>$ mv ~/Library/Safari/Extensions ~/Dropbox/AppSupport/safari<br />
$ ln -s ~/Dropbox/AppSupport/safari/Extensions Extensions</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it. Dropbox now owns the physical files and happily syncs them while your Safari install just knows to look there when accessing extension info.</p>
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		<title>By: Jake</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25365</link>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cd ~/Dropbox
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions Extensions

That will create a symbolic link between your extensions directory and a directory in your Dropbox called &quot;Extensions&quot;. The two folders will sync (actually the latter is just a pointer to the former, but regardless) without you having to do anything.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cd ~/Dropbox<br />
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions Extensions</p>
<p>That will create a symbolic link between your extensions directory and a directory in your Dropbox called &#8220;Extensions&#8221;. The two folders will sync (actually the latter is just a pointer to the former, but regardless) without you having to do anything.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Cohen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Cohen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just open the terminal and type:

cd ~/Dropbox
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just open the terminal and type:</p>
<p>cd ~/Dropbox<br />
ln -s ~/Library/Safari/Extensions .</p>
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		<title>By: Luke Hartman</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25363</link>
		<dc:creator>Luke Hartman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To use a softlink and have this happen automatically, do the following:

1. Move your Extensions folder (from /Library/Safari) to your Dropbox folder (/Dropbox by default)
2. Open up the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities)
3. Type the line below

ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions/ ~/Library/Safari/Extensions

The third step creates a symbolic link (like an alias as MariusTH86 notes) so that when Safari looks for the Extensions folder, it is redirected to the shared folder on Dropbox, which will sync automatically. 

On other computers, first move any extensions not on the first machine from the Extensions folder in Library/Safari/Extensions to the Extensions folder in Dropbox, then delete the folder in Library/Safari/Extensions (if you copy the whole folder as in step 1, you will overwrite the first lot of extensions. Then, type the line from step 3 this second Mac.

Hope this helps. It&#039;s working so far for me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To use a softlink and have this happen automatically, do the following:</p>
<p>1. Move your Extensions folder (from /Library/Safari) to your Dropbox folder (/Dropbox by default)<br />
2. Open up the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities)<br />
3. Type the line below</p>
<p>ln -s ~/Dropbox/Extensions/ ~/Library/Safari/Extensions</p>
<p>The third step creates a symbolic link (like an alias as MariusTH86 notes) so that when Safari looks for the Extensions folder, it is redirected to the shared folder on Dropbox, which will sync automatically. </p>
<p>On other computers, first move any extensions not on the first machine from the Extensions folder in Library/Safari/Extensions to the Extensions folder in Dropbox, then delete the folder in Library/Safari/Extensions (if you copy the whole folder as in step 1, you will overwrite the first lot of extensions. Then, type the line from step 3 this second Mac.</p>
<p>Hope this helps. It&#8217;s working so far for me.</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Schnell</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joshua Schnell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have any details on that method? We&#039;d love to hear them. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have any details on that method? We&#8217;d love to hear them. :)</p>
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		<title>By: MariusTh86</title>
		<link>http://www.macgasm.net/2010/06/15/safari-5-extensions-synced-macs/#comment-25293</link>
		<dc:creator>MariusTh86</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Or you can hit up the terminal and make a softlink (somewhat like an alias) and keep the folder automatically synced without any external help.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or you can hit up the terminal and make a softlink (somewhat like an alias) and keep the folder automatically synced without any external help.</p>
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