Re: [WAMUG] Problem linking one iMac to another iMac

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

   Hi Matt,


   I don't have much idea about the smb-gateway stuff - not a method I use
   - and I have rarely used the  Server Address in the Connect to Server
   method (and that was a long time ago).


   So I'm just throwing up a couple of ideas here - and apologies if it is
   not really relevant to your situation:


   I also have  different machines, running different OSX versions, on my
   network and nowadays I always just use the finder to access folders on
   another machine.
 * First off go to your finder settings and make sure that, in the
   sidebar tab - under locations, you have the box for your computer
   (eg your MattiMac2015) ticked.
 * Then, in a finder window, in the sidebar,go to locations and select
   your computer and typically you would see two items: your HD and
   network.
 * Select network and you should see any other computers also on your
   network. Select the computer you want to connect to and take it
   from there.
 * This may just give you the same result as you are getting with your
   remote volumes access.


   With regard to your Desktop & Documents Folders, it strikes me that
   these are the folders that you can synch with iCloud drive – ie
 * The Desktop & Documents Folders feature of iCloud Drive lets you
   decide whether those two folders are stored only on your local
   Mac's hard drive, or as part of iCloud Drive and available across
   all of your Apple devices.

   So maybe check how you have this set-up across both machines – I would
   have thought that if you have enabled this feature on both machines you
   would have no need to go to your other computer since both computers
   would keep these folders synched with the folders on iCloud drive?


   Anyway, just some thoughts off the top of my head.


   HTH



   Cheers



   Neil




   On 18/5/2024, 16:56, "WAMUG on behalf of Matt Falvey via WAMUG"
   mailto:wamug-boun...@lists.wamug.org.au> on behalf of
   wa...@lists.wamug.org.au > wrote:



   Hi, I have just bought an iMac that is running Monterey 12.7.4 and I am

   having problems with file sharing it to another iMac running High

   Sierra 10.13.6.



   I have file sharing on on both in System Preferences.



   On the Monterey iMac on it says it can be reached and and gives me the

   smb - gateway address. When I go to Finder>go>Connect to Server on the

   High Sierra iMac, the Monterey iMac smb - gateway address doesn’t show.

   (My other ones do.)



   I click Browse and instead of it finding and displaying the smb -

   gateway in the Connect to Server window, Server Address, it opens a new

   Network window with :



   Remote Volumes> Network>Mac>MattiMac2015 (theMontereyiMac) and and

   arrow allowing me to open more files, which if I click on it show me

   the HD name and my User Name



   But also listed under Remote Volumes is My User name “Matt”, when I

   click on that it lists all the main folders, Applications, Calibre

   Library, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Incomplete, Library, Media,

   Movies, Music, Pictures, Sites, To be Worked on.



   All of them open and show the various sub folders and files EXCEPT:

   Desktop, Documents & Downloads.



   Desktop & Documents folders have a small triangle next to their names

   but nothing opens when clicking on it, the Downloads folder does not

   have the triangle instead it has an arrow in the bottom right hand

   corner.



   If anyone is able to let me know how to find the smb - gateway address

   via the Server Address in the Connect to Server window that would be

   great.



   And if anyone can let me know how to make the Desktop, Documents and

   Downloads folder show their contents, (Documents being the priority in

   sharing), just as the other are, well at least that would be a

   secondary way of connecting the two iMacs if I can’t do it via smb -

   gateway.



   Take care.

   Matt

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Re: [WAMUG] NBN fibre questions

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

   Hi Rosemary,


   I'm no expert here but my reasoning is:


 * The fact that you get the speed you are expecting when the modem is
   plugged direct to the NBN box would suggest that the problem is not
   with your modem but with the cabling/network between the NBN box
   and the wall socket.
 * You say that there is cabling from the garage to "other places" in
   the house – from your description, these are phone outlets rather
   than ethernet outlets and you then connect from this wall socket to
   the DSL port on the modem?
 * More than one phone outlet means that there would be at least one
   splitter somewhere to split the signal to the various phone
   outlets. The splitter(s) could be in the garage or in the ceiling
   and could well be the problem –  you really need the modem
   connection to the NBN box to be as direct as possible.
 * I suspect the simplest/easiest solution is to have the router
   plugged directly into the NBN box in the garage and then setup the
   wireless network of the router so everything connects to that – you
   would need to check that you get good wireless coverage from the
   garage to wherever you need it in the house (depending on the house
   size/construction you might need a wireless extender or a modem
   with better wireless performance.
 * If you need to have the modem elsewhere (eg in the study) make sure
   you have a single good connection between there and the NBN box –
   how easy this is to achieve really will depend on the actual
   physical configuration and accessibility of your existing
   network/cabling.



   Just some thoughts HTH.



   Cheers



   Neil

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   Albany

   Western Australia



   -Original Message-

   From: WAMUG  on behalf of Rosemary
   Spark via WAMUG 

   Reply-To: WAMUG 

   Date: Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 20:40

   To: WAMUG 

   Cc: Rosemary Spark 

   Subject: [WAMUG] NBN fibre questions


  Hi all,


  We have just upgraded to NBN Fibre to the Premises. The speed we
   get

  with the modem attached straight to the NBN box is about 10
   times

  faster than when it is connected to the wall socket in the
   study.  Our

  house is 61/2 years old and was cabled from the garage to other
   places

  in the house when we bought it. The westnet/ iiNet guy said the
   cabling

  might be too old to carry fibre speeds.


   The present wall socket in the study just looks like a phone
   socket

  but it does carry the signal to the modem albeit slowly. The
   distance

  is not great …it goes up from the NBN box in the garage in
   conduit to

  the ceiling, presumably in the ceiling and down the wall in the
   study

  next door.


  What sort of professional would be able to re-cable so the speed
   was

  maintained to the study?


  Would a more uptodate modem also help maintain better speeds?
   The

  present one is an iiNet black TG model.


  Cheers


  Rosemary Spark

  PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia

  0414268043

  [1]arkaysp...@gmail.com


   References


  1. mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com

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Re: [WAMUG] FTTP and ISPs…not Apple

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

Hi Stephen,

As an ABB shareholder, I would encourage everyone to change to ABB  ;o)

Though, I have to admit, I am still loyal to Internode - I switched to them 
from Telstra when we moved from dial-up to ADSL and have always found their 
customer support to be very good (even since the iiNet/TPG buyouts).

I too have frequently had service problems with Telstra in the past - both 
technical on the old dial-up and, more recently, with double billing of 
auto-recharge on pre-paid mobile plans - however, I have found their online 
chat service to have improved a lot (this was for the double billing issues).

One bonus I have had from Telstra: when I switched to internode, I continued to 
pay Telstra around $25 pa to keep my bigpond email address (like Daniel this 
wasn't my main email but I didn't want to lose it) so I was very surprised, 
back in 2015, when Telstra told me they were retiring Bigpond but they would 
continue to provide my Bigpond email FREE OR CHARGE!   -   a year or so later 
it was migrated to Telstra meil and, to date, it still all works - even though 
it is around 8 years since I paid for the email service!

Disclaimer - I am also a Telstra shareholder!!

Cheers


Neil

-Original Message-
From: WAMUG  on behalf of Stephen Chape via 
WAMUG 
Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 09:50
To: WAMUG 
Cc: Stephen Chape 
Subject: Re: [WAMUG] FTTP and ISPs…not Apple

   Hi Rosemary.

   I have had ongoing issues with Telstra for the past 4 months.

   Promise to fix issues but then fail to do so over and over again.

   I am now on the verge of going to Aussie Broadband.

   They get amazing reviews from customers.

   One review site recently ranked them number 1 in Australia.

   And 2 of my friends are with them and reckon they are the best.

   Their price for my plan is the same as Telstra, so no cost advantage
   there.

   But if I also take both our mobiles to them as well, that is way better
   priced.

   Anyway just thought I would give some more feedback 

   On 12 Jul 2023, at 7:06 pm, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG
wrote:

   Hi Rosemary
   Without know exact details, but if it’s similar to mine situation
   (which it sounds like it), technically neither side are actually
   “telling lies”.
   When NBNCo have been going through certain areas and doing the FTTP
   upgrades, they only have “some” ISP’s that seem to have early access to
   this “faster NBN”. Whereas iinet/Westnet dont seem to be one of the
   ISP’s with access to these upgrades. So when they look it up, in the
   iinet/Westnet/TPG system, your area probably isn’t available to go
   faster on their network.
   And NBNCo who do say the upgrade is available, in the “small print” -
   it’s only with some ISPs.
   This is the same sort of thing I’ve found. Because I’m signed up to
   NBNCo newsletter and info for my area, I got an email from saying
   “faster internet is available” But iinet tell me,..no I can’t get
   faster internet. So they’re both actually correct. As far as iinet are
   concerned for their “access”,..they can’t offer anything faster. But if
   I go with a different ISP,…then I can actually get faster.
   I just found the email from them,..which says,..
   "Hi Daniel,
   As you have registered for updates, we’d like to let you know that your
   location may be able to upgrade to nbn® Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) if
   you order an nbn powered plan based on nbnHome Fast or higher◊."
   Then a button I click that says “Check out the list of participating
   providers” - which loads this page
   https://www.nbnco.com.au/residential/upgrades/more-fibre/find-a-partici
   pating-provider
   And Westnet and iinet (for whatever reason) aren’t listed as a
   participating provider.
   For the time being I’ve stuck with iinet and use their NBN100 plan,….as
   I’ve always felt a bit loyal to them to stay.
   But with some of the newer ISP’s nothing offering better plans (and
   sometimes better pricing), I’ve been weighing it up to change as well.
   I was looking at the Aussie Broadband plans, as they tend to get good
   reviews and always seem to be ranked quite high for reliability, cost,
   service etc.
   (I wouldn’t touch dodo with a barge pole for another example,…lol. Had
   some many customers been with them that had issues and left).
   The one downside to moving obviously is losing your email address. But
   I believe iinet and Westnet still offer an “email only” service. (I
   know they previously had this service,..so I assume they still do.
   Haven’t checked for a while). You used to be able to pay $25 a year to
   keep your email address. So you then don’t have to go round and tell
   everyone your new address 

Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

   OK Bill,


   That narrows it down a bit. We now know:


1. Your modem is connected to the NBN and its wireless network is
   working OK - I presume some (if not all) of the devices you
   mentioned as connected are connected by wifi (iPhones don't do
   ethernet!)
2. The physical wifi on your Mac mini works OK because you used it to
   connect to your phone hotspot.


   So the problem is just getting the Mac mini to connect to the modem
   wifi network.


   I presume that, as suggested, you have already tried just switching OFF
   wifi on the Mac mini and then switching it ON again. I also presume the
   Mac mini is in reasonable wifi proximity to the modem.


   If this has not worked, it maybe that the wifi details have changed
   since you last used the mac mini – so we need to check all this.


 * First off you need to make a note of the current wifi network name
   – check this by going to your iMac or Macbook air and looking at
   the network preference pane to see what the “Network Name” is and
   make a note of it. Also make a note of your wifi password.
 * It is worth noting that many modern modems have two separate wifi
   networks – one running at 5GHz and one running at 2.4GHz – if you
   have not changed the default names they will be very similar but
   slightly different – for example my names are:  InternodeF7535B
   and InternodeF7535B-5G – unless you have a definire need to use
   different networks for certain devices, I would suggest it is best
   to have all devices connected to the same network.
 * Now go to your Mac mini and open the network pane in system
   preferences – is the network name showing the same name – if not,
   open the drop down list to show other networks available and,
   assuming your correct network is showing select this.


   If this has solved it -great. If not, it maybe best to remove the
   network from the computers “remembered networks”  In the network
   preferences pane:
1. Uncheck the “Automatically join this network” box
2. Turn the wifi OFF
3. Click the “Advanced” button and make sure the “Wifi” tab is
   selected
4. You will see a list of “Preferred Networks” – depending on how many
   networks you have used in the past, there maybe a few names here.
   Delete any older networks and delete the current network you are
   having problems with.
5. Click “OK”
6. You are now back to the main network preferences pane. Turn wifi
   back on.
7. “Network Name” should now show “No network selected” – open the
   drop down list and select your correct network. If/when prompted
   enter your wifi password.
8. If all is now working you can now check the “Automatically join
   this network” box


   If you are still having problems, report back with details of what went
   wrong & when.



   HTH



   Cheers



   Neil




   -Original Message-

   From: WAMUG  on behalf of Juliet
   Kitson via WAMUG 

   Reply-To: WAMUG 

   Date: Thursday, 08 December 2022 at 15:12

   To: WAMUG 

   Cc: Juliet Kitson 

   Subject: Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini


  G’day


  The modem connects to my iMac my MacBook Air and 2 iPhones and
   smart tv

  so I think it’s a problem with the Mac mini.


  Regards Bill


  On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 16:02 Neil Houghton via WAMUG

  <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:


   Thanks for the update, Bill - glad you have now got your
   date &

time

   setup.

   Since you first mentioned you were doing this to use iView,
   I

guess

   using your phone hotspot is not a long term solution unless
   you

have a

   huge data allowance on your mobile plan - so you need to
   get

connected

   to the NBN via that Telstra modem!

   As I mentioned before, this is really a two part problem:

1. Making sure that the Telstra modem is correctly
   accessing the

   internet.

2. Connecting your Mac mini to the modem.

 * Your reply indicates that point 2) is definitely a
   problem

(your

   wifi symbol is greyed out).

 * This maybe the only problem, but you have not indicated
   if

you have

   confirmed that 1) is not also a problem – have you got
   any

other

   device connected to the internet (and working) via this

modem?

   There are various approaches you could take to narrow down
   and

address

   the problem, but one way is just to try and reset
   everything and

see

   how you go – so you might take this approach:

1. Switch off your

Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

   Thanks for the update, Bill - glad you have now got your date & time
   setup.


   Since you first mentioned you were doing this to use iView, I guess
   using your phone hotspot is not a long term solution unless you have a
   huge data allowance on your mobile plan - so you need to get connected
   to the NBN via that Telstra modem!


   As I mentioned before, this is really a two part problem:


1. Making sure that the Telstra modem is correctly accessing the
   internet.
2. Connecting your Mac mini to the modem.


 * Your reply indicates that point 2) is definitely a problem (your
   wifi symbol is greyed out).
 * This maybe the only problem, but you have not indicated if you have
   confirmed that 1) is not also a problem – have you got any other
   device connected to the internet (and working) via this modem?


   There are various approaches you could take to narrow down and address
   the problem, but one way is just to try and reset everything and see
   how you go – so you might take this approach:


1. Switch off your Telstra modem.
2. Turn off wifi on your Mac mini
3. Restart you Mac mini
4. Turn your Telstra modem back on
5. Go have a cup of tea and allow plenty off time for your modem to
   reboot/reset/connect to the NBN etc.
6. Go to the Mac mini, turn wifi back on and make sure that it is
   connecting to the right wifi network (your Telstra modem)
7. Assuming that you have successfully connected to the correct wifi
   network – confirm your internet connection is working OK for Safari
   and for Mail (assuming you have mail setup on this machine)


   If all the above goes OK – you should be good to go with iview!


   If you are still having problems, report back with details of what went
   wrong & when.



   HTH



   Cheers



   Neil



   -Original Message-

   From: WAMUG  on behalf of Juliet
   Kitson via WAMUG 

   Reply-To: WAMUG 

   Date: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 19:21

   To: WAMUG 

   Cc: Juliet Kitson 

   Subject: Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini


  Hello All,

  It's all down to memory loss when I first started using this
   mini it

  was not going to go online so instead of giving a password I
   just hit

  enter, then when switched on today a password was requested to
   setup

  time etc., I forgot that my password was nothing so I finally
   got

  everything ready to setup but could not connect to internet.

  Checked in system preferences indicated that I was connected to
   my

  network but the wifi symbol at top of screen was blanked out,
   after a

  lot of thought tried to connect via hotspot on my phone and got

  connected but I still can't connect via my telstra modem.

  End of long story showing what happens when you get to 83 and
   start to

  forget things, Thanks for all the help offered.

  Regards Bill & Juliet

  PS I now live in Victoria.


  On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:05 PM Neil Houghton via WAMUG

  <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:


Hi Bill,

Let's try & clarify your exact problem.

From your replies I understand that you do not actually have a

password to login - but some sort of network problem which is

stopping you from changing/setting the date/time - is that
   right?

To further clarify just what is happening:

Can you open system preferences?

If so - go to the Users and groups pane - are you logged in as
   the

only user? Can you confirm you have admin privileges

Assuming that you are logged in as an administrator, go to the
   Date

& Time pane and the Date & Time tab - I assume the check box
   is

ticked to "Set date and time automatically" and a suitable
   time

server is selected. Eg Apple asia([2]time.asia.apple.com?

Assuming this is all OK, your problem seems to be that you do
   not

have the internet connection to allow the time server to

automatically set the system time.

We need to narrow down the problem:

Is your NBN modem correctly connected to the Internet - do you
   have

any other devices currently connected to the Internet via this

modem? Ipad, laptop, other computer, smart TV etc. If some
   other

device is accessing the Internet with no problem through the
   same

modem then that should prove that this is not the problem.

How is your computer connected to the NBN?  Go to the network
   pane

of system preferences and check. Are you connected via wifi or

internet?

Select the mode that is showing as connected and it should
   give

   

Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

Hi Bill,

Let's try & clarify your exact problem.

From your replies I understand that you do not actually have a password to 
login - but some sort of network problem which is stopping you from 
changing/setting the date/time - is that right?

To further clarify just what is happening:

Can you open system preferences?
If so - go to the Users and groups pane - are you logged in as the only user? 
Can you confirm you have admin privileges
Assuming that you are logged in as an administrator, go to the Date & Time pane 
and the Date & Time tab - I assume the check box is ticked to "Set date and 
time automatically" and a suitable time server is selected. Eg Apple 
asia(time.asia.apple.com?

Assuming this is all OK, your problem seems to be that you do not have the 
internet connection to allow the time server to automatically set the system 
time.

We need to narrow down the problem:

Is your NBN modem correctly connected to the Internet - do you have any other 
devices currently connected to the Internet via this modem? Ipad, laptop, other 
computer, smart TV etc. If some other device is accessing the Internet with no 
problem through the same modem then that should prove that this is not the 
problem. 

How is your computer connected to the NBN?  Go to the network pane of system 
preferences and check. Are you connected via wifi or internet?

Select the mode that is showing as connected and it should give further details 
under Status: connected.

Assuming that you are connected via wifi (the most common setup) try turning 
wifi OFF and then back ON again - I sometimes find this helps when things are 
playing up.

If this has not worked and you had no other device confirming that the NBN 
internet connection was OK you could try switching OFF the NBN modem, leaving a 
few minutes and then switching it back ON again - it then might take a few 
minutes to boot up and go through its connection procedures. If you do this, 
you may also need to repeat the wifi disconnect/reconnect thing.

I sometimes find that internet connections can get confused - I don't normally 
have problems with my computers but my old SAMSUNG smart TV often seems to lose 
connection and requires various steps (including switching the TV OFF/ON) 
before it can reconnect!


Let us know how all this goes and the answers to questions above!


HTH


Cheers 


Neil


-Original Message-
From: WAMUG  on behalf of Juliet Kitson via 
WAMUG 
Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 11:32
To: WAMUG 
Cc: Juliet Kitson 
Subject: Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini

   Thanks again when I first fired up just hit enter so no passé word so
   no problem but can’t change time and date as I can’t connect to
   internet even system settings indicate I am connected

   On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 14:27 Peter Crisp via WAMUG
   <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:

AH, I see your problem now - so it is the Apple account login
 password
you don't have. Sorry I went down the wrong burrow. I actually
 don't
know how to recover the Apple Password if it becomes lost. I hope
someone else here can help - I'd like to know too.
I suppose a call to Apple Help may get you along the way to
 success but
if you're outside of the Apple Care date not sure if they'll
 help.
Kind Regards
Peter Crisp
  - Original Message -
From:
"WAMUG" <[2]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au>
To:
  "WAMUG" <[3]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au>
Cc:
  "Juliet Kitson" <[4]billand...@gmail.com>
Sent:
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 14:19:05 +1100
Subject:
  Re: [WAMUG] Mac mini
  Thanks Peter,
  I should have more specific when I fire up I am asked to set
 time
  and date
  etc as I have no password to startup but I need a password to
 unlock
  to
  change date and time which is the one I have forgotten my other
  problem is
  even though in system preferences it indicates I am connected
 to the
  net
  the network in the top of the page menu is blanked out and when
 I
  try to
  open safari you are not connected to the internet message
 appears by
  the
  way this mac mini is old and running HI sierra.
  Regards Bill
  On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:18 PM Peter Crisp via WAMUG <
  [5]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:
  > Hi Juliet - yes, if you go to the ABC iView site via your
 browser
  or
  > app and try to Log In, you select the "With email" option.
 Once
  there,
  > there is usually a "Forgot Password" button. If you 

Re: [WAMUG] October General Meeting - email saving

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

Hi Marcus,

I didn't see the meeting either but often want to save a few emails outside of 
the email client database. One example, I run my own SMSF and want to keep 
emails to/from the auditor conveniently filed with my other audit documentation.

I just create an audit emails folder within my audit filing system and, with 
this folder selected in finder, every time I send or receive a relevant email I 
just drag and drop the message out of the email client window (Mail or Outlook 
works the same) into the folder.

The original email is still in the email system so you can delete or refile as 
you wish. It makes it very easy to check the filed emails - each year I may 
have half a dozen or so emails in that years audit folder which can easily be 
perused just using quicklook (no need to open them in an email program).

I often do this for online orders/receipts too - I find it easier than 
searching for the relevant email (even though my email is way over-filed into 
folders and sub-folders!!)


I suspect others have their own systems which work for them - as do I for some 
types of email - but I do find the drag and drop very quick & easy to either a 
folder on the computer or a thumb drive, as I need.

HTH


Cheers



Neil

-Original Message-
From: WAMUG  on behalf of Marcus Harris via 
WAMUG 
Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Thursday, 06 October 2022 at 16:57
To: WAMUG 
Cc: Marcus Harris 
Subject: Re: [WAMUG] October General Meeting

   Hi Maureen,

   I noticed that the meeting addressed the topic “saving emails before
   deleting”.

   I can’t attend meetings, but would be interested to know if there is
   recording or summary of the discussion for me to look at.

   Kind regards
   Marcus
   Marcus Harris
   P.O. Box 7135
   Shenton Park
   Western Australia 6008
   Australia
   Cryptodome Pty Ltd
   [1]cryptodo...@me.com
   Mob: +61 (0) 417965618

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Re: [WAMUG] Large Application Support files

[Neil Houghton via WAMUG]

Hi Allen,

Just a guess here but do you have iphones with backups set to your computer, 
rather than backup to icloud?

Google should give you plenty of answers/options depending on how you want to 
backup your phones.

A real quick search threw up this (relatively) recent article which may offer a 
quick overview: 
https://www.imore.com/how-move-your-iphone-or-ipad-backups-external-hard-drive
There will probably be several relevant Apple Support articles online.

HTH


Cheers


Neil



On 08/08/22, 09:39, "WAMUG on behalf of WAMUG via WAMUG" 
 wrote:

Hi everyone

I have just run WhatSize ap over my Mac hard drive and it shows 3 very 
large User/Library/Application Support files of 38GB, 54GB and 9GB

eg Allen/Library/ Application Support/ 9.07GB MobileSync/ Backup

Carolyn has /Application Support/ 53.7GB MobileSync and
Andrea has / Application Support/ 38.5GB MobileSync

So my questions are what is MobileSync and what will happen if I just 
delete this files?

I should add neither Carolyn or Andrea use the Mac very much. Carolyn also 
has a 8.04GB iMazing file as well

I appreciate any advice or help please as TechTool is telling me I don’t 
have enough working space on the HD

Thank you Allen Gladwell
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