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Does this exist?

Lean L

Lean L

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I'm looking for a piece of software that integrates into RDP in windows. It would take a folder and syncronize it across both computers every time I connect. Is there such a thing?

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Not that I know of, but you may be able to accomplish this with a logon script but would need more details on what you are doing and your environment.
 
Originally posted by: TheKub
Not that I know of, but you may be able to accomplish this with a logon script but would need more details on what you are doing and your environment.
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Well I need it to check a folder on the server and client and then syncronize the files based on the latest modified date (so both ways). It would be windows server 2008 + windows 7.
 
Originally posted by: iamanidiot
Originally posted by: TheKub
Not that I know of, but you may be able to accomplish this with a logon script but would need more details on what you are doing and your environment.
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Well I need it to check a folder on the server and client and then syncronize the files based on the latest modified date (so both ways). It would be windows server 2008 + windows 7.
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Use rsync

 
Originally posted by: iamanidiot
Originally posted by: TheKub
Not that I know of, but you may be able to accomplish this with a logon script but would need more details on what you are doing and your environment.
Click to expand...

Well I need it to check a folder on the server and client and then syncronize the files based on the latest modified date (so both ways). It would be windows server 2008 + windows 7.
Click to expand...

Is it just one server one PC? Is it a network. What is the significance of needing this to occur on RDP connection? (vs a scheduled task for instance)
 
Originally posted by: TheKub
Originally posted by: iamanidiot
Originally posted by: TheKub
Not that I know of, but you may be able to accomplish this with a logon script but would need more details on what you are doing and your environment.
Click to expand...

Well I need it to check a folder on the server and client and then syncronize the files based on the latest modified date (so both ways). It would be windows server 2008 + windows 7.
Click to expand...

Is it just one server one PC? Is it a network. What is the significance of needing this to occur on RDP connection? (vs a scheduled task for instance)
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Yes one pc one server for now. They will only be on the same network around 5% of the time. I want it to sync via RDP because that would insure an internet connection at the time.

My plan is to have a netbook roam in a wifi environment. Since the netbook will be slow, I will remote desktop to the server when I can, but I also want the documents I've been working on to be available on the netbook if I get disconnected. Then I want it to sync with the server once I connect again.

And thanks debuddha, I'm looking at rsync now.
 
Originally posted by: iamanidiot
Yes one pc one server for now. They will only be on the same network around 5% of the time. I want it to sync via RDP because that would insure an internet connection at the time.

My plan is to have a netbook roam in a wifi environment. Since the netbook will be slow, I will remote desktop to the server when I can, but I also want the documents I've been working on to be available on the netbook if I get disconnected. Then I want it to sync with the server once I connect again.

And thanks debuddha, I'm looking at rsync now.
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If I was in your shoes I would look at windows live sync or livemesh. I havnt used live sync but I've used mesh in the past and I believe it can even sync files over the net so you dont even need to wait to connect to the network, you also get like 5GB of storage so you can access your files from ANY internet connected system if you so desire.

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Failing that you can look at robocopy. Create a batch file on your netbook and give it the correct switches and run it every time you are on the network.

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You can also look at synctoy.
 
Thanks TheKub,

I just installed windows live sync and it looks interesting. Certainly has the features that I needed. Not exactly sure how it works though. Looks like it needs to be logged in to work? I found this searching on google: http://www.dscoduc.com/post/20...Sync-as-a-Service.aspx

Looks like every option so far needs to be logged in, in which case I found something built into windows called Xcopy. I'd like to get live sync to work as a service but I'll see if there's any updates on that first.
 
Originally posted by: iamanidiot
Thanks TheKub,

I just installed windows live sync and it looks interesting. Certainly has the features that I needed. Not exactly sure how it works though. Looks like it needs to be logged in to work? I found this searching on google: http://www.dscoduc.com/post/20...Sync-as-a-Service.aspx

Looks like every option so far needs to be logged in, in which case I found something built into windows called Xcopy. I'd like to get live sync to work as a service but I'll see if there's any updates on that first.
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Like I said I havnt used live sync but you have to be logged in with a live account (free) for live mesh but I believe it has the ability to remember username and password so it will connect automatically if you reboot or what not.

As for the service limitation of sync, yeah it wasnt designed that way and doesnt fail in a benefical way (not catastophicly either). Though if you were content to RDP your server to make the files sync there isnt much of a difference to RDP it and ensure that its logged in.

Also, I didnt find live mesh to be all that obtrusive (that would sell the need to run it as a service) other than when I was using it it was a technical preview and they updated it frequently leading to quite a few update messages.

There is also sync toy which doesnt require to be logged in install it on your laptop and share the folder on your server and it should sync when youre on your network and can access the share. Though I have not used this personally either.
 
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