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Is it possible to sync directory between two computers without direct connection through small intermediate storage device?
I would like to one way synchronise big directory between two machines without direct connection. Either using some cloud storage (without computing power) connected to both machines or an ...
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How to bulk prioritize Folder Syncing in Dropbox on OSX
I'm using Dropbox on a MacBook to sync folders with another user. Often, I need to quickly prioritize syncing a specific folder, but currently, I can only select "Sync Next" for individual ...
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OneDrive on MacOS: file not available despite "always keep on this device" activated
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I have marked the "03_education" folder as "Always keep on this device" (this can be seen by the white tick on grey background). However, it seems that ...
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How to get unison to back up an entire file system starting at /?
I'm using unison 2.52.1 both on my linux machine (Ubuntu version 20.04) and my Mac (MacOS version 11.7).
I want to use unison to back up my entire linux filesystem (excluding a few specific ...
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How to get Syncthing working in macOS?
I want to install a sync service between phone (Android) and laptop (macOS/OS X). I’m not a big fan of Dropbox, so I’ve tried Resilio (aka: BTSync). That worked for me until recently, but with the ...
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how to make Google Drive put files in old directory (~/Google Drive/) instead of new directory (~/Google Drive/My Drive/)
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I am using Google Drive for Desktop on two Mac laptops. Both are running "Catalina" (MacOS 10.15). I would like to be able to sync between them and have the filepaths be the same ...
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Google drive file stream, unable to `ls` or `find` some directories once synced
I've just synched a large (~50gb?) google drive to my local OSX 10.14.5 (Mojave), using Google Drive File Stream v.32.
I am attempting to get a list of all of the files that were synced with
find /...
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Synchronize two folders on the same Mac os X Lion
Is there a way to synchronize two folders on Mac OS X Lion on the following scenario please:
1) Each time I update or delete a file on a given folder, the other folder will change accordingly.
2) ...
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Turn off text replacement on macOS
I use text replacement and my iPhone and these are syncing to my Mac via iCloud. But I don't want to use them on my Mac because I use TextExpander. How can I prevent the text replacement on my Mac but ...
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Syncing aliases via Dropbox and having them work on both Macs
I'm currently syncing my Desktop folder between two Macs using Dropbox. The Desktop folder in my Mac's user folder is an alias to the folder in my Dropbox. This works fine.
On one Mac, I created an ...
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Switch on /off photo sync between Mac and Iphone
I am using Photos on Mac. Strangely, whenever I take a photo on my iPhone, I can also see the photo in the Photos app on the Mac. I guess there is some sync going on there. But, I looked into the ...
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How do I share a project and files across macOS and PC?
I use Camtasia for video editing. I keep the recorded video files on Google Drive. Google Drive syncs the files across both computers without any issue. However, the files end up in different paths ...
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How to sync custom shortcuts between two macs
Is there a way to sync custom shortcuts (general and application specific i.e. Xcode) between two macs?
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Auto-resolving conflict with unison
I've set up a custom automated sync between 2 folders (in OSX) with unison with the following line:
unison folder1 folder2 -batch -debug update+
Which worked fine until I encountered:
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How do I synchronise two folders in real-time in macOS?
im using macOS Catalina, and I want to sync two folders in real-time. One is on my Desktop for me to see and use (auto-sharing between all my os devices via iCloud), and at the same time, the other ...
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