What's the best synchronization software?

[Guest kfman]

What's the best synchronization software?

 

Hi all,

 

I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do work

at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to company

policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one computer to

another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three computers and

the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC keeps which

version of my work and when the files get more and more the whole situation

becomes a nightmare.

 

Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

 

I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

[Guest Harry Ohrn]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

I don't know if there is a "best" version. But the MS synch toy should work

fine

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0FC1154-C975-4814-9649-CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en

 

--

 

 

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User]

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

 

 

"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> What's the best synchronization software?

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do

> work at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to

> company policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one

> computer to another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three

> computers and the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC

> keeps which version of my work and when the files get more and more the

> whole situation becomes a nightmare.

>

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

> things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

> not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

> asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

> I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

>

>

[Guest kfman]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

 

"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message

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>I don't know if there is a "best" version. But the MS synch toy should work

>fine

>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0FC1154-C975-4814-9649-CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en

>

 

Too bad. It doesn't include "merge and confliction resolve" inside the file

level...

I am not sure what will it do if it finds two files with the same name but

different content in the two folders. Does it merely replace the older ones

with the newer ones based on timestamp?

[Guest Jason]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

i think so. besides, it will crash down when it encounters a file path which

is too long.

[Guest Cajunswabbie]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

 

"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> What's the best synchronization software?

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do

> work at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to

> company policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one

> computer to another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three

> computers and the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC

> keeps which version of my work and when the files get more and more the

> whole situation becomes a nightmare.

>

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

> things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

> not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

> asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

> I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

>

>

You might try FolderSync a freebie from http://www.kalab.com/freeware/ -

has no nags or adware.

 

--

Cajunswabbie

U.S.N, Retired

[Guest Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

In article <eMXIJrDwHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "kfman"

<kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote:

>What's the best synchronization software?

>

>Hi all,

>

>I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do work

>at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to company

>policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one computer to

>another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three computers and

>the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC keeps which

>version of my work and when the files get more and more the whole situation

>becomes a nightmare.

>

>Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

>things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

>not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

>asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

>I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

 

I use Second Copy, from http://www.centered.com

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[Guest reader@newsguy.com]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> writes:

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

> things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

> not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

> asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

 

Have a look at (and yes this is its real name hehe)

Super Flexible File Synchronizer

 

http://www.superflexible.com

[Guest Bogey Man]

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"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:eMXIJrDwHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> What's the best synchronization software?

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do

> work at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to

> company policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one

> computer to another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three

> computers and the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC

> keeps which version of my work and when the files get more and more the

> whole situation becomes a nightmare.

>

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

> things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

> not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

> asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

> I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

 

I once had a project that just drove me buggy trying to keep track of

versions when working from home and the office. I got into the habit of

always saving my day's work with the project name and a number that I

manually incremented by one every time that I did work on the project. The

highest number was always the latest version.

 

The system was cumbersome but it sure worked well and provided a lot of

backup in case of system failures.

[Guest z1z1z1]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in

news:eMXIJrDwHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> What's the best synchronization software?

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times

> do work at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop.

> Due to company policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste

> from one computer to another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files

> on these three computers and the directories are now a mess. I lost

> track about which PC keeps which version of my work and when the files

> get more and more the whole situation becomes a nightmare.

>

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle

> these things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the

> software should not only copy and paste, but also resolve the

> conflicts by merging and asking me to decide how to merge or discard

> files/changes.

>

> I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

>

>

 

Yet another one for you to try beyond the 4 or 5 I see others suggesting:

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~lploeger/TreeComp3.htm

[Guest alfaromeo]

Re: What's the best synchronization software?

 

In article <eMXIJrDwHHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, kfman2008@gmail.com

says...

> What's the best synchronization software?

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do work

> at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to company

> policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one computer to

> another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three computers and

> the directories are now a mess. I lost track about which PC keeps which

> version of my work and when the files get more and more the whole situation

> becomes a nightmare.

>

> Could anybody recommend a good and effective sync software to handle these

> things, esp. the sync through the USB drive? I assume the software should

> not only copy and paste, but also resolve the conflicts by merging and

> asking me to decide how to merge or discard files/changes.

>

> I need the best sync software to boost my productivity. Thanks a lot!

>

>

>

I use Save n Sync. It has an option, called EOFM, that allows it to

copy all files including "locked", open and protected system files.

this allows me to create a perfect backup copy of the entire boot disk.

If the original fails, the backup is bootable. Sometimes a restore to a

previous days configuration is necessary.

 

It will probably do what you want as well.