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Originally Posted by whpalmer4
Careful, now. MobileMe sync of contacts, calendars, etc. is NOT related to using MobileMe as a webDAV server for OmniFocus sync. However, using MobileMe iDisk syncing to sync files from one computer to another can cause trouble for OmniFocus because the default location is in a spot that MobileMe iDisk syncing tries to sync, and because it does not understand how to safely sync OmniFocus databases (neither does DropBox), database corruption can occur (also with DropBox).
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Yes, they are different. Actually, in the last years, I had few problems with contacts and calendar MobileMe sync but a lot of problems with iDisk sync. I would never use iDisk sync for my important files (I use it for some pics, non-important pdfs and the like). Everytime I change the name of a folder or add a file bigger than 10 Mb, iDisk sync can't cope with it. That's why I still rely on a USB stick and Chronosync to keep my macs in sync.
For OF I changed the folder of my OF file and moved it to iDisk/Backup, instead of the problematic iDisk/Documents. The Backup folder is not iDisk-synched and OmniGroup recommended to use it, as gives more stability. Still, I was not happy... I've found that the notes attached to my projects and actions did not sync as expected...
Given those problems with iDisk and even DropBox, due to the nature of the OF files, it is clear for me that the best solution is a OG-owned sync server. I am happy with it, even when I only used it for two days... but I would never pay for that, unless they offer some amazing services on top of it.