File Serving with the ioSafe Solo - USB to FTP

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Serving your External Hard Drive

I just wanted to add a short tutorial for those of you who think that having your files accessible no matter where you are is an interesting alternative to carrying around that scratched and battered jump drive. Actually, mine has crapped out more than a few times and can have problems being mounted on older computers and PCs. Yeah, I'm a Mac guy...

So, my ioSafe Solo rugged hard drive is what I use as backup for all of my important home files, designs, posters, photos, music, etc. All the stuff that pays the bills. So, it must remain on and connected to my LAN (local area network) anyway. I figured I'd just open the LAN up to the world and serve my stuff wherever I need to work; meaning essentially I can transfer files from my backup drive to whatever office(s) or domicile(s) I will be located during the course of a day and vice versa. Intriguing, eh?

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