All Questions
162
questions
4
votes
2
answers
982
views
Real-Time Multi-Client Synchronization with Conflict Management
I need to setup a synchronization between my Computers with a NAS in the local network. The setup is somewhat complicated, though, so I am assuming there is not an off-the-shelf product that does what ...
- 245
3
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Firefox won't keep me signed in to Sync
I am using Firefox with the exact same plugins and settings in 3 different machines. Arch Linux, Windows and Ubuntu. In my fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04.1 Firefox won't keep me signed in to Sync no ...
- 1,442
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Syncing files to Amazon Drive regularly using Rclone
I want to synchronize my files with Amazon Drive. I am using a Linux headless machine and thought about using Rclone for that. I am using rclone sync localdir remote:dir command to sync files local→...
- 143
1
vote
1
answer
686
views
Syncing immutable folders on linux (rsync/unison/some thing else?)
Consider the following directory layout:
/foo
/ABZE1
a1.txt
a2.txt
...
a59682.txt
/BBSDF
b1.txt
b2.txt
....
b42333.txt
...
foo is the parent folder, ...
- 113
2
votes
3
answers
3k
views
File synchronization on Linux over network: scp or rsync?
I have two Linux (Debian) machines "A" and "B" connected to each other wireless over the router.
On the machine "A" I run a script that generates every 5 seconds a new 1MB file in the specific ...
- 123
1
vote
1
answer
98
views
Hard power-off as a requirement. How to safely enable?
I need to configure a Ubuntu 16.04 Linux system such that it withstands being hard powered-off regularly.
For regular operation there's basically no writing going on, so a read-only file system might ...
- 13
0
votes
2
answers
241
views
How to synchronize two directories (on external harddrives with Linux), recognizing file movements?
I have two directories, on being a copy of the other. In my case, each directory is on its own external harddrive, but what I want to do should be universally applicable to two should-be-identical ...
- 375
2
votes
1
answer
267
views
How do I list unsynced files on a removable media?
How do I list all unsynced/unwritten files on a usb-stick/sd-card or other removable-media?
Can I be certain all files are synced after I run sync?
- 183
0
votes
1
answer
421
views
Syncing two local folders "dropbox/owncloud" style in linux
I would like to sync two local folders in a way that dropbox or owncloud do it - with a notion of history, so that it is possible to distinguish if a file got deleted in folder A o added in foler B.
(...
- 1,904
1
vote
4
answers
2k
views
Auto Sync Linux clock
How to implement the automatic synchronization of clock (date and time) in Linux?
What is the best mechanism?
Googling, I've found this:
http://www.howtogeek.com/tips/how-to-sync-your-linux-server-...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
88
views
date/time setting does not work after unplugging power adapter or sudden power cut in linux
For some reason, I want to configure the date/time in my Linux (CentOS 6.5) to be different from the REAL date/time, but the setting won't work if I turn my computer(desktop not laptop if this matters,...
- 659
0
votes
0
answers
491
views
Linux: sync/merge two (or more) directories, but keep older file versions?
got alotta help throughout the time just by simply scrolling and crawling through the vast landscape of qualified answers here from you, now's the time to ask my first question and it looks rather ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
3k
views
Synchronize two folders over sftp?
I have a cloned git repository in a directory and a sftp server, I want the server to be in sync with my repository.
I've been trying multiple Atom/Sublime Text plugins with no luck, they only upload ...
- 177
0
votes
1
answer
42
views
Store in server only changed files and delete them after synchronisation
I have two laptops (maybe one more on its way) running Ubuntu and I wish to keep certain directories synchronized.
I've considered DropBox and I'm not happy about a couple of points:
All my sensible ...
- 101
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Sync with remote encrypted storage
I'm trying to keep a folder tree in sync between several computers. Currently, I'm using unison in a star topology, with a central remote server. I want the data on the server to be encrypted, so on ...
- 665