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General Software Discussion / Re: Sync Laptop & Desktop
« on: February 03, 2016, 08:20 AM »
Unless there's a way the Dropbox files on any device (copies of originals in cloud) will change when you change the originals?
-keithy397 (February 03, 2016, 04:31 AM)

that's the idea of Dropbox: it updates all devices based on the most recent modified version of file.
AFAIK you can backup/sync up to 2GB with the free Dropbox.
It also keeps older versions of your files, for a certain length of time at any rate (click the dropbox tray icon -- you can open the web interface from there and explore a bit).
-tomos (February 03, 2016, 05:16 AM)
So, I can maybe understand dropbox being linked/updated from the source file, but how does the target folder on the other device update.  Should I copy from the dropbox folder to the target folder?  Would that make the connection?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sync Laptop & Desktop
« on: February 03, 2016, 04:31 AM »
Thanks for all your input guys.

I've installed Dropbox and it works well.  I sort of imagined I'd be syncing the actual files from one device to the other but as far as I can tell you upload to Dropbox and the files are accessible from the cloud (via a Dropbox folder in your PC) on all devices.  I suppose it's safer that way but if I go away for a week or two I'll have to upload all the Laptop files to be able to change the original files on the other device(s) because I won't remember which files exactly have changed.  Unless there's a way the Dropbox files on any device (copies of originals in cloud) will change when you change the originals?

Anyway, I'm still learning......  :Thmbsup:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sync Laptop & Desktop
« on: February 02, 2016, 11:14 AM »
I use DropBox. I sync my Laptop, Desktop, and MS Surface. It works great
-c.gingerich

So it's possible to sync folders from one device to another both ways with Dropbox?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sync Laptop & Desktop
« on: February 02, 2016, 08:23 AM »
Hi,

Perhaps Bvckup 2, if what you need is simple sync over LAN.
-Jibz
I use Bvckup2 for my Laptop but haven't tried it over a LAN.  In fact I haven't got a LAN set up so I'm doing so now.....  Thing is, if I go away the LAN won't work and I'll lose any sync until I get back, I assume.

what have you tried / looked at ?
-tomos
I tried Box, Dropbox and I have Onedrive and Gdrive but not sure how to get them to sync.

I still like FreeFileSync with the caveat that it has an OpenCandy installer.
-x16wda
I used FreeFileSync many moons ago but again, I wouldn't know how to get it to sync my PC's.

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General Software Discussion / Sync Laptop & Desktop
« on: February 02, 2016, 04:39 AM »
Hi,

Can someone suggest a foolproof method of synching certain files on my Laptop and Desktop please.  I haven't found anything that I'm totally comfortable with.

What I'd like:  Once I've updated my new Desktop from my Laptop I'd like to sync certain files in both directions.

TIA

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