Open user Library of a Mac connected as Target via TB

Thanks Frank, I had seen before the suggestion about to unhide the Library with a command in Terminal but I am not so expert with Terminal and I would like to avoid unnecessary modification to the system to avoid future problem which I could not be able to understand.

I use Finder or a program by Triedre called Tri-Backup to copy files from a Mac to the other. Even with this program I use finder to select the folders to "load" into the copy or sync windows of Tri_Backup.

For the copy of the few files in the library of the 2 Macs I use the Finder only. I do not need the automatic "Copy only new files" offered by Tri-Backup.

Unfortunately for the next few days I am out and have only my MBP, therfore I cannot check again what exactly happens. I will do it next sunday. Yes the Target drive appear as a volume in the finder. To avoid errors I like to open 2 windows of finder, one with local files and one with the target drive, searched down to User/Library/Appliocationsupport/iWeb. Pressing goto and option I get the Library on the local window.

May be with some more patience could be possible to unhide also the other drive.

I will try again next sunday and let you know.

Thanks again

Walter

Hi Frank.

Just tested.

Start the MBP and connect the iMac with TB as Target.

Open 2 windows of the Finder on MBP, one on its own local HD and the second window with the iMac HD selected. On both I go dovn until my Account and I have on the right all the folders but of course no Library on both.

Go to the menu bar at the top of the screen, with the  logo on the left and there click on Goto: this opens another selection windows as dropdown and you can select only folders or items displayed there. Clickin on option also appear the Library, but always only in that drop down window and the selectio is only connected to the local HD. No chanche to see the Library on Target drive. In the drop down window you have also a choice to manually select a server or a path. I tried to put in the manual selection the path of the Target Drive starting with iMAC/MYFOLDER/Library.... Result: impossible to find the path.

I have found a way. If I use the program Try Backup which lets me select both drives and there is an option to see hidden items. Perfect. Here is a sample: I had no more the second Mac connected during this picture, so you see only one side, but you see exactly the same way also the second Mac conencted as Taget on the other side of the copy window.

GREAT. It works.

I admit on the first attempt yesterday the Finder even suggestd /Volumes as starting path but I was so stupid to remove it. ;-)

To day it worked but it was not so easy. My system is in Italian and the Finder remembers the last input.

Even makes strange chages to it, for instance I typed /Users and it changed it to /Utenti and the same was done with Libreria instead of Library. Finder refused to accept the english. So I had even questions about Volumes: was it better to translate to Volumi ??? I made some mixed versions without result. Than finder seemed to be slow and unresponsive but I insisted and in 3-4 minutes I GOT IT as you explain all in english !! And now the path is in Finder's"Memory".

I describe this of course not as a complain but just to add more details on the matter. Some time localisation adds problems.

Thanks again Frank

Thanks Barney,

again something new to learn.