Comments on: Keeping files synchronized across multiple computers http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/ A little about everything, a lot about nothing Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gérard Métrailler http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-5717 Gérard Métrailler Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:17:01 +0000 http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=241#comment-5717 Alex, it doesn't really make sense to me... how to you then get multiple dropbox accounts to synchronize with your main machine. With your scenario, you can either do back or sync, not a selection of both. I don't think you can have multiple instances of the dropbox app running on the same computer at the same time, can you? Alex, it doesn’t really make sense to me… how to you then get multiple dropbox accounts to synchronize with your main machine. With your scenario, you can either do back or sync, not a selection of both. I don’t think you can have multiple instances of the dropbox app running on the same computer at the same time, can you?

]]> By: Alessandro Vernet http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-5716 Alessandro Vernet Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:55:26 +0000 http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=241#comment-5716 Gérard, I see what you mean. To deal with this, you just create multiple Dropbox accounts. I have this same use case as I have directories for specific projects which I'd like to be replicated to some machines (say the server on which the project is deployed), but I don't want those machines to have a copy of all my other files. So I create a new user avernet_project1, install DropBox on that server as avernet_project1, and share the Project1 folder with the user avernet_project1. Doe this make sense? Alex Gérard, I see what you mean. To deal with this, you just create multiple Dropbox accounts. I have this same use case as I have directories for specific projects which I’d like to be replicated to some machines (say the server on which the project is deployed), but I don’t want those machines to have a copy of all my other files. So I create a new user avernet_project1, install DropBox on that server as avernet_project1, and share the Project1 folder with the user avernet_project1. Doe this make sense?

Alex

]]> By: danlist http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-5697 danlist Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:03:00 +0000 http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=241#comment-5697 With SugarSync, you <strong>can</strong> sync any folder with other machines. In SugarSync Manager on the first machine, press 'Add/Edit Sync Folders' and add the folder you want to sync. Then on the second (or nth) machine, press 'Add/Edit Sync Folders', click on the folder, and then click on 'Replicate this folder on this computer'. Disclosure: I work for Sharpcast, the company that makes SugarSync. With SugarSync, you can sync any folder with other machines. In SugarSync Manager on the first machine, press ‘Add/Edit Sync Folders’ and add the folder you want to sync. Then on the second (or nth) machine, press ‘Add/Edit Sync Folders’, click on the folder, and then click on ‘Replicate this folder on this computer’. Disclosure: I work for Sharpcast, the company that makes SugarSync.

]]> By: Gérard Métrailler http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-5696 Gérard Métrailler Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:09:10 +0000 http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=241#comment-5696 With Dropbox, from what I can tell, you can only sync a folder with the online storage, but you cannot say that specific folders on one computer should be backed-up online but not necessarily synchronized across all computers. With Dropbox, from what I can tell, you can only sync a folder with the online storage, but you cannot say that specific folders on one computer should be backed-up online but not necessarily synchronized across all computers.

]]> By: Alessandro Vernet http://blog.metrailler.net/2009/02/21/keeping-files-synchronized-across-multiple-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-5693 Alessandro Vernet Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:54:15 +0000 http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=241#comment-5693 I am not sure to understand why you put a No for DropBox in the Online backup line. You can also access your files through the web interface and use it as a way to backup some files, can't you? Alex I am not sure to understand why you put a No for DropBox in the Online backup line. You can also access your files through the web interface and use it as a way to backup some files, can’t you?

Alex

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