How to Sychronise files

Hatake · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:03

I've tried setting this up but I can't seem to get it to work

What I'm wanting to do is have the files from my pen drive automatically sychronise themselves with my home computer and my work computer when I plug it in.

So far, I've just used the windows briefcase thing and dragged the briefcase onto my pendrive but I can only get that to work with one computer.

Is there any way for me to get it to sychronise on 2 different computers?

Strider · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:23

I had a similar problem with my Uni work, I just stored everything on my pendrive and occasionally backed it up on my main PC at home

Is there a reason it needs storing on 2 machines?

Google does online drive, I tried it in its beta stage, and it was quite good, the downside is, you need a good connection on both machines

tripitaka · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:23

I think there is something called synctoy somewhere on the microsoft site - might be one of the XP power toys.

That might be worth a go. Not sure if you can get it to sync automatically, but it certainly will with one click.

Hatake · 3 Apr 2007 at 17:57

I don't mind doing it with one click.

I'm just wanting it on two computers because I sometimes forget to take my pen drive to work with me. So if it automatically updates, I can work work on the updated file at uni and email myself the new file so I can get it at home.

Basically so I can still do some work even if I forget my pen drive. Briefcase tool sucks, might have a look for synctoy when I get home from work.