Synching shared drives/folders in Win2k
I have a few folders my machines that I keep backup copies of on a network drive mapped to the file server on my network (specifically MP3s, documents, etc...). I would like to have an easy way to backup the folders from my computer to the server without having to drag-and-drop the folders in explorer. Is there an easy way to synchronize these folders? or is DnD the best option? Thanks!
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DnD (Drag n Drop) is about it. You can try playing with Briefcase which may work for you depending how you use it, but it's awkward. It's really designed for syncing files between a laptop and a workstation, assuming you only use one at a time.
The Windows help file on Briefcase is worthless - here's a good tutorial.
I backup a lot of files to a server (MP3, data, projects, client web sites) and I've never found anything better than DnD.
What really helps, though, is to organize your files in a sensible order, categorized in folders so it's easy to backup.
If you backup mission critical data like I do (client web sites, for instance) whenever I finish making changes on files for the day, I take the whole project's folder and DnD it into the server in a folder with the project's name, and then append todays date onto the sub folder. THis way I can always go back to previous version if there's something I require. When I have enough files to fill a CD I burn it and clear the files from the server.
The Windows help file on Briefcase is worthless - here's a good tutorial.
I backup a lot of files to a server (MP3, data, projects, client web sites) and I've never found anything better than DnD.
What really helps, though, is to organize your files in a sensible order, categorized in folders so it's easy to backup.
If you backup mission critical data like I do (client web sites, for instance) whenever I finish making changes on files for the day, I take the whole project's folder and DnD it into the server in a folder with the project's name, and then append todays date onto the sub folder. THis way I can always go back to previous version if there's something I require. When I have enough files to fill a CD I burn it and clear the files from the server.
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synchronizing in w2k?
doesn't Win2000 have replication just like NT? maybe you need to run 2000 server for it, but i'm sure it has the same functionality. i don't have it setup anywhere to check, but look into that. NT would let you specify folders to replicate with (incoming and outgoing)...so that multiple servers across a domain would stay synchronized.
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