I have two windows machines in two different places. One here in Raleigh and another in Boone.
What I want is that every time I add a file to my Music folder or my Pictures folder in Raleigh it will copy it to the other machine in Boone. This is for the in-laws so I need something that I can set it and forget it.


Anyone ever come across a program for this and used it with any success? Any recommendations?

12/19/2007 8:55:20 PM

can you setup folder sharing, add to my network places (or map), then use SyncToy?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx

[Edited on December 19, 2007 at 9:21 PM. Reason : .]

12/19/2007 9:20:38 PM

Just ran across this myself. Looks like a good solution. Just need to figure a way to make a solid connection between the two computers.

12/19/2007 9:41:59 PM

thx2u, i was gonna come in here and recommend powertoys, but i see that's already been taken care of

12/20/2007 5:24:38 AM

I actually use a utility called cwRsync, which is a package that includes the cygwin version of rsync and a version of SSL. It comes with a client/ssh-server, so you can set up your computers as you want.

Basically I have a backup computer that just keeps backup copies of all my stuff. I have a cron utility (pycron, not windows task scheduler) to run a one-way sync of all the data on my personal computers to this backup computer. It can be a little tricky to setup, but once it's up and running, I haven't had to touch a thing in over 2 years. I sometimes even forget that it's running.

For my laptop (a powerbook), I want it to backup regardless of whether I'm at home or on travel, so I have it connect through Hamachi.

The power tool looks pretty slick. I might play with it.

Quote :

"Just need to figure a way to make a solid connection between the two computers."

For that, use Hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc)

12/20/2007 6:44:03 AM

OMG JOE NUMBERS USES HAMACHI TOO

12/20/2007 7:11:26 AM

OMG ♥

I've been using it for years. I love it.

12/20/2007 7:45:00 AM

OMG everybody who's anybody uses teh hamachi!!!!

and yeah, it's awesome...i've got my close computer illiterate friends on there so i can go in and help them, as well as my parents...and, of course, all of my computers are set up for it (laptop, desktop, 2 folding machines, server)

12/20/2007 8:39:47 AM

we're such nerds

12/20/2007 9:01:06 AM

i use it because the cisco vpn client we use at work isn't compatible with vista

12/20/2007 9:01:18 AM

i just created a tdub network

name: thewolfweb

pm me for password

12/20/2007 9:07:19 AM

Thanks for the input - I am going the Hamachi/SyncToy route.

One quick question: With Hamachi - once I create a network with a password - no one can get in it unless I give them the password correct?

Just as an fyi - also read on the MS newsgroups about a log output program that will publish the log to the web so I can keep an eye on it. Pretty cool.
http://swiftys.org.uk/cgi-bin/synctoy.rex

12/20/2007 9:41:35 AM

Quote :

"One quick question: With Hamachi - once I create a network with a password - no one can get in it unless I give them the password correct?"

You're correct.

12/20/2007 9:42:42 AM

Hamachi FTMFW.

The only frustrating thing is not being able to use Hamachi direct from public computers ... but then, I guess that's why I have an SSH server that I can use to route myself through to my Hamachi network

12/20/2007 10:56:11 AM