Questions tagged [sync]
File Synchronization refers to reflecting changes from a set of files to the same set of files in another location. Synchronization can also be applied to contacts, music, or other data.
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Outlook shared calendar is not syncing new events
I have an Outlook calendar on my work computer which I just successfully shared with my personal Outlook account. However, updates are not pushed to the personal account.
When sharing, initially all ...
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How to sync filesystem and wait until it's done
On my embedded device, I want to let user export logs on plugged USB disk. USB disk is normally used only to read, so I don't care much about safe unmounting. But when logs are stored to it, I need to ...
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Issues with unlinking OneDrive account from folders - alphanumeric keys in registry
I did a clean install of Windows 11. I didn't experience this issue before since I would do an "offline" setup of Windows without an account login, but it's a pain to do this with Windows 11....
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Add a specific folder to OneDrive, outside of "My Documents" [duplicate]
I know the following dialog box in the OneDrive settings.
But how can I add an arbitrary folder to OneDrive sync, which is outside of "My Documents", "My Music", "My Pictures&...
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Google Drive quit command executable
Just finished setting up task scheduler(win10) to boot up Google Drive off hours to avoid resource drag specifically when syncing third party backup images.
All's good with the backup app scheduler ...
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Is rsync vs gcloud storage rsync better for remote sync? [closed]
I need to recursively copy many videos to our gcloud storage bucket from a local Ubuntu system while maintaining metadata, providing for continuation and validation. I am setting up some equipment to ...
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Moving emails in Thunderbird lost them on my server
A couple of years ago I migrated servers to a different provider and the settings changed so that sent emails got copied to different IMAP folders when sending from different devices. Recently I tried ...
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NUL characters appear at the end of some files sometimes
Since I am using Synology to backup my files and sync them between devices, I sometimes get NUL characters at the end of my files and sometimes 2 or 3 lines are deleted randomly at the end of the file....
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Reset Firefox sync password without losing everything
I have lost the password to my Firefox/Mozilla account. I'm currently logged in with it on several devices.
When I go to "reset password", Mozilla says:
When you reset your password, you ...
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Difference between /D and /J options for mklink command when syncing folders to OneDrive
I want to sync a large folder on my Windows machine to OneDrive without duplicating it on my local drive. I have read two tutorials suggesting using the mklink command to create a link between the ...
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How to sync an Outlook email folder to a Onedrive folder
Is it possible to synchronize a Onedrive folder with an Outlook email folder on a Windows 10 PC? If so, how to set this up? If not, I would greatly appreciate suggestions on how to make an Outlook ...
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Proton Drive file renaming and data duplication issue [closed]
I use Proton Drive to backup some of my data, and at one point when I was trying to restructure the directories within my Proton Drive account I found, some hours later after I had awoken, that Proton ...
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How to keep two local hard drives in sync on Linux?
I have an old hard drive and basically clone it to a new hard drive using Grsync or Timeshift. Because the older hard drive is likelier to fail, I'd like to use the newer one as my in-use hard drive ...
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Linux Debian - Sync 2 machines
I migrated recently from Windows to Linux Mint (LMDE to be precise, but I don't think the exact distro will matter). I am hooked to it, and have my own configuration and shortcuts, and highly ...
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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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