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Looking for a way to sync local folder to network path

lokiju

lokiju

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Well I tried accomplishing what I want with DFS shares also but since my DC is 2003 (non-R2) it uses a schema 30 and the machine I need to sync with is 2008 which uses a schema 31. As a result I cannot sync between the two.

I'd either have to downgrade my 2008 box to 2003 non-R2 or upgrade my DC to R2, which isn't a very realistic option.

Does anyone know of any 3rd party free/open source apps that can sync from a local folder on one server to a network path that's another folder on another server?

I'd need it to be something that works while no one is logged into the box also...



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I basically want to have a folder on a server open up a partition on another.

Kind of like when you mount a partition to a folder and when you open that folder it goes straight to another partition but I want it to go to another partition on another sever.

Maybe there's some 3rd party solution for this?

Basically I need Windows to think it's a legit folder or else I can't get some sw I'm using to utilize the dir.



Original post/question:

I cannot recall what the term for this is called but did it back in the day.

There's a way in Windows to make a folder that opens on another drive that is not a shortcut.

I keep thinking "virtual directory" but that's IIS specific and I'm looking for a way to make it without IIS in the loop and something that's accessible within the OS not published to some site.

 
Originally posted by: heymrdj
Maping a drive?
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No.

No networking involved.

Say you have a C: D: and E: drive.

All different physical HDD's.

On C: I want to make a folder xyz that looks and acts like a real folder but when I open it, it actually opens drive E: and is not a regular folder shortcut.
 
Mounting?

At least that's what it's called in Disk Manager (Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Drive Manager). Create an empty drive on a NTFS partition and then use disk manager to mount the drive/partition to the folder.

I do this with my internal memory card reader so I don't have 4 rarely used drive letters.
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Mounting?

At least that's what it's called in Disk Manager (Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Drive Manager). Create an empty drive on a NTFS partition and then use disk manager to mount the drive/partition to the folder.

I do this with my internal memory card reader so I don't have 4 rarely used drive letters.
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Ah, that's it.

Thanks.

Couldn't remember wth what was called to save my life for some reason today. 😱

Now that I know the term to search for I can try and figure out my real question.

Maybe someone here knows, I'm trying to basically mount a partition to a folder on another server, which it looks like Windows won't let me do but does anyone know of a way around this?
 
hard links or directory junction points are another name. There are several utilities that can do that if you search, assuming disk management doesn't fulfil your needs. 🙂 With it you can do for example:

Assuming:
C:\ - OS
D:\ - Music
E:\ - Movies

You could create a directory on C:\ called movies and junction it to e: meaning browsing to c:\movies is actually e:, you can even share these folders out so over the network it's transparent.

There is an exe called junction that will do that, im sure there are gui equivalents by now also.
 
Originally posted by: Snapster
hard links or directory junction points are another name. There are several utilities that can do that if you search, assuming disk management doesn't fulfil your needs. 🙂 With it you can do for example:

Assuming:
C:\ - OS
D:\ - Music
E:\ - Movies

You could create a directory on C:\ called movies and junction it to e: meaning browsing to c:\movies is actually e:, you can even share these folders out so over the network it's transparent.

There is an exe called junction that will do that, im sure there are gui equivalents by now also.
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I've been searching but am not finding anything looks like what I need.

Do you have the names of any?

:beer:
 
Originally posted by: lokiju
Originally posted by: Snapster
hard links or directory junction points are another name. There are several utilities that can do that if you search, assuming disk management doesn't fulfil your needs. 🙂 With it you can do for example:

Assuming:
C:\ - OS
D:\ - Music
E:\ - Movies

You could create a directory on C:\ called movies and junction it to e: meaning browsing to c:\movies is actually e:, you can even share these folders out so over the network it's transparent.

There is an exe called junction that will do that, im sure there are gui equivalents by now also.
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I've been searching but am not finding anything looks like what I need.

Do you have the names of any?

:beer:
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Vista / Server 08 and later have the mklink command built in for making junctions.
 
Is there a way to make a junction or link or mount point that points to a location on another machine?

Everything seems to only work with local links.
 
Originally posted by: lokiju
Is there a way to make a junction or link or mount point that points to a location on another machine?

Everything seems to only work with local links.
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As far as I know junctions cannot be made to locations on the network.
 
Originally posted by: masteryoda34
Originally posted by: lokiju
Is there a way to make a junction or link or mount point that points to a location on another machine?

Everything seems to only work with local links.
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As far as I know junctions cannot be made to locations on the network.
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Well I tried accomplishing what I want with DFS shares also but since my DC is 2003 (non-R2) and the machine I need to sync with is 2008 I cannot do so.

I'd either have to downgrade my 2008 box to 2003 non-R2 or upgrade my DC to R2, which isn't a very realistic option.

Does anyone know of any 3rd party free/open source apps that can sync from a local folder on one server to a network path that's another folder on another server?

I'd need it to be something that works while no one is logged into the box also...
 
I think I found a solution, this open source app can do what I need and then I can have Windows task schedule run it every hour or so, that should accomplish what I'm looking for.

:beer: to all who helped.
 
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