Gain fast Finder access to your Goliath iDisk

Apr 19, '02 10:11:55AM

Contributed by: robg

After discovering Goliath for iDisk access (thanks to this hint from cram), I wanted a way to make it nearly as seamless as the integrated Finder support that Apple's iDisk icon provides. Using the Finder's toolbar, it's actually quite easy to do.

Use Goliath to connect to your iDisk. Use File -> Save Connection As to create a new connection document for the iDisk connection, and save it somewhere on your drive. Switch to the Finder, do a Show Info on the Apple iDisk icon, select the icon, and copy. Navigate to the new Goliatch connection document, click on it (with Show Info still open), select the icon, hit paste. Rename the Goliath shortcut 'iDisk' and drag it into the Finder's toolbar. Drag out the Apple original icon.

Now I have the same one-click Finder access with Apple's stock iDisk icon, but it connects via Goliath with 10x the speed. Yea, this is a basic tip but sometimes those are the best kind ;-).

[Site news side-update: There may be some downtime this weekend - we may try moving to the new server on Saturday or Sunday. In addition, I received a notice that there will be some scheduled ISP maintenance on Tuesday April 23rd from 4:00am to 5:00am (Eastern US time) that may cause occasional disruptions in service.]

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