- Contacts backup trick
If you have several groups of contacts created on your Mac, but want to back up only some of them, you can select which groups to back up.
- Back up automatically
Back up online automatically - choose and apply the most convenient options only once, next time synchronization will be performed with no effort from your side.
- Multiple backup
Store any supported devices' data online via Mac (any supported device => Mac => Online Storage).
- iCal backup trick
Want to sync particular Calendar events? No problem! SyncMate allows you choosing the time period you want to sync.
Step 1: Get SyncMate Free Edition
You'll need to download free SyncMate first of all, and then install it on your Mac.
Step 2: Sign up for Online Storage account
Launch SyncMate and add new connection - choose Online Backup this time. Go through the simple process of registering new online account and adding this connection to SyncMate.
*Have any questions? Read this article.
Step 3: What would you like to sync?
SyncMate Free edition allows backing up Address Book and iCal entries and offers 50MB space of Online backup storage. So, please, check the boxes of the plugins you will sync.
*Want to know about additional sync options? Read Step 6.
Step 4: Choose sync direction
SyncMate allows syncing data between your Mac and Online Storage in three directions - Mac to Online Storage (Mac data will be added to the existing entries in your Online Storage account), Online Storage to Mac (data from the Online Storage account will be added to the existing Mac entries) and bi-directional - data will be mutually updated on Mac and Online Storage.
Step 5: Sync NOW!
That's almost all! Now just click "Sync now" button and your data will become up-to-date on Mac and in Online Storage account!
Step 6: SyncMate Free vs SyncMate Expert
Free SyncMate allows backing up your Address Book and iCal entries online.
SyncMate Expert offers additional features. With Expert Edition you can back up ToDo's, Safari bookmarks, Mail notes and Entourage notes online, which can be done automatically BTW (AutoSync option). You can also encrypt and protect all these data with a password.
Additionally, Expert Edition offers extended 200MB storage space.
Step 7: Sync even more devices with your Mac!
Not only you can back up your important data, but you can also sync your Mac with Windows Mobile devices and Nokia S40 phones, other Macs or Windows computers, Sony PSP, USB flash drives and your Google accounts.