Need advice on multiple computer syncingSubmitted by tpund on May 8, 2008 - 4:55am
I have 3 computers that I use regularly (for the files I want to sync anyway). What I've done so far is to place the folders and files I wanted synced into a folder on each of the computers. What I'm wondering is what would be the best setting to sync these folders to keep them up-to-date on all the computers. Example: Do some work on computer A then sync to computers B and C to keep them up to date. Then work on computer C and sync to A and B to keep them up to date. So far I've been using equalize, but I have some trepidations. I'm not sure if by doing it this way if I'll inadvertently overwrite some files that I need. From what I've seen so far it seems that if I work on computer A and copy to computer B and not C, then work on different files in computer C and sync to B that the unchanged files from computer C will overwrite the newly changed files on B that came from A. (Was that too confusing?) Anyway, advice would be appreciated. ( categories: )
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Hmm,
three computers it difficult with Toucan, one thing I would consider would be getting a USB drive and having it as a 'master' copy, i.e.when you have finished with a computer, update the files on the USB, and then use these on the next pc. I shall think about it a bit more and see what I can come up with however.
'...and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...' JFK
By hacking Unison, You could
By hacking Unison, You could always synchronize your modifications via ssh (using certs only) to a server with a "master" replica over the Internet, from anywhere. Then you don't even need to worry about a lost portable drive anymore. :-)
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
Unison File Synchronizer