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pantheroc
02-06-2008, 03:45 PM
I recently found this easy to use program, "Synctoy" at Microsoft that allows syncronizing files between multiple computers.

http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/synctoybeta.aspx


BS and Technical......
I just started using it at work and plan on using it at home. I have multiple computers with files scattered on all my PC's. If one of them dies, I'm screwed on some of the files. So I'm using Synctoy as a backup. I currently use batch files to do backups, but this make is simpler. Thought I'd share this with you. So far it's working.

Note: version 1.4 does not allow renaming of folder pairs, version 2.0 does. In both versions, make sure your folder pair names are in the order in which you want them to run because is creates the list alphabetically. I had to do this to sync items on three PC's. I started folder pair names with 00, 05, 10 etc., that way I can insert folder pairs between others if I need to.

Mike M
02-06-2008, 04:22 PM
I love stuff like this.

Aren Jay
02-06-2008, 08:52 PM
Reminds me of all the technet stuff out there.

I still have a disc somewhere that lets me hook all my computers up to make one big, windows based, super computer. Cluster software works good and has been used to make some amazing game systems. Even saw an 11 monitor 7 computer cluster that was running microsoft flight simulator.

You could see out every window and it had 5 front view. Gave that full surround feel.

I've been meaning to do something similar but just don't have the time.