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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Computer folders backing up images/videos to Google Photos and those images/videos on Google Photos are not talking to each other
If I have a file on my computer, like .txt document, in a folder backed to Google Drive (via the Google Drive app on my computer) and I edit this document using a text editor on my phone, the changes ...
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How to create timestamps for raw H264 to make it VFR using audio as reference?
I had an MP4 screen recording which got corrupted (missing moov atom).
I tried untrunc, recover_mp4_to_h264 and MP4Fix, and the latter gave me a complete result.
However, the result was pure h264 and ...
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This section isn't available to yet. It was added from another device. You'll be able to use it when it syncs
I just got my surface 9 and wanted to try OneNote with my pen, but as soon as I got into the application it gave me the error "This section isn't avaible yet. It was added from another device. ...
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How to play 8 different video files with 8 different laptops starting at the exact same time?
I have a project where I need to play 8 different video files on 8 TVs all in sync.
I was wondering if I could somehow use 8 laptops and sync them?
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can I sync files for offline use using same path, without Windows Offline Files?
I am currently using FreeFileSync, a by-donation software to sync any folders. I previously used Sync Toy from Microsoft. Previous to that, I used Microsoft's Offline Files feature in Windows. I ...
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ffmpeg -vsync deprecated, use -fps_mode
I used to use -vsync -1 to Auto Sync a Audio and Video input stream using the -copy switch as they would get out of sync at times and sometimes not so can't specify any seconds for a delay setting but ...
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Remote desktop audio lag
Why when using remote desktop, when playing a video, my keyboard executions are almost perfectly in sync with the image on the screen, but the there is like a 1 second audio delay and sometimes 2 ...
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GlusterFS help on setting up or a alternative option
I currently have a mergerFS mount set up with 3 disks, but want to add a way for another server so i can use docker swarm and have both hosts with the same data and setup. All i could find was rsync ...
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OneDrive on MacOS: file not available despite "always keep on this device" activated
Onedrive-finder screenshot
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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lftp silently refuses to download certain directories, files
I am using the following command:
lftp -c 'user user password ; set xfer:clobber off; set net:max-retries 0; set net:persist-retries 0; mirror --parallel=500 --verbose=10 --only-missing --ignore-time -...
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How to exclude a specific file from Dropbox sync
A great Dropbox file exclusion trick no longer seems to work.
My Thunderbird profile is in Dropbox, mainly because I have years of historical email in the locally stored "Local Folders", so ...
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OneDrive has suddenly stopped syncing "live" data
Seemingly randomly my OneDrive has stopped syncing my files while they are open or syncing at all for that matter. I am working on an excel sheet with another person and when I used to open it from my ...
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OneDrive: How to re-sync files that were offline for weeks?
I had a working OneDrive installation (corporate Office account) until I had a problem in the whole Office installation and can't log into any Office application anymore, so my files stopped being ...
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How to back up Documents with OneDrive, while also using another cloud service?
I use OneDrive for Business on Windows 11 and I want to back up the Documents folder on my harddrive to OneDrive.
In the OneDrive settings I go to "Sync and backup > Manage backup". Here, ...
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File system contents sometimes not synced in some bash terminals
I've sometimes noticed this behavior on one machine (Ubuntu using Mate terminal).
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I have 2 terminals open on the same path. I do a 'ls' on both but the output is incorrect in one of them, some ...
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Does the Outlook 365 UI in Cached Exchange Mode periodically lock up for everyone with a spotty Internet connection?
I spend a lot of time in Outlook in-flight where the connection is spotty. For years, I've noticed the UI often freezes for several seconds, sometimes longer, if it loses connection with Exchange ...
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Dropbox synch, 1 file missing, how identify the file?
I just synched Drobox between my old Windows 10 laptop (the source) and my new Window 11 desktop (the target). I then did a Windows Properties on the Dropbox folder on both machines.
On the source:
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Is robocopy syncing files, copying them or syncing with the right parameter? [duplicate]
I want to do something like this
https://www.ubackup.com/synchronization/robocopy-two-way-sync-8523.html
I got the impression that robocopy is syncing.
That is it looks like if the file is older or ...
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Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Form Stop Synchronization
I have an Excel workbook on OneDrive and a Microsoft Form that should be in sync. I face an issue frequently, which is the disconnection between the workbook and the form. I read the following post ...
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Sync shared folder in Onedrive to external/guest Azure users
I'm looking for a way to synchronise a shared folder on OneDrive to a guest user in our company on Azure.
Basically, we created an external guest user in Azure and then shared a OneDrive folder to him....
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Edge for Business stuck on "setting up sync" when using on Linux enviroment in ChromeOS
I'm using Edge for Business inside Linux environment installed on ChromeOS on my Acer Chromebook 315.
I've logged into my AAD Microsoft account by linking Edge to profile. The profile on AAD server ...
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Easiest way to add a 3 second delay, every 30 seconds, in a subtitle to sync it with a video?
I need to sync a subtitle with a video.
By trial and error, I figured out that the subtitle needs a delay of 3 seconds, every 30 seconds. Is there an automated way to do add this delay? I am somewhat ...
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Using filen.io sync client, sync only some directorieswithout giving credentials for others
I'm using filen.io dropbox-like service, which has a nice lifetime plan and zero-knowledge encryption.
I'd like to sync some "public" directories on a weakly secured computer using the sync ...
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FFMPEG - Converting from WAV to AAC changes the length of the audio file and causes video to be out of sync
Disclaimer: I am a complete novice at computer science, coding, etc.
TLDR: Converting from wav to aac with libfdk_aac is giving me a shorter file, and using aac it turns out longer. How can I preserve ...
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chromium: sync is paused - sign in again
For the past month, chromium sync does not work, and google does not remember my sign in.
in the upper right corner it shows "paused".
When I log in into sync, nothing happens, no error ...
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OneDrive sync precedence: seldom asked [closed]
OneDrive sync is two-way, so deleting a file in the folder deletes it on the website and vice versa.
How does it know which of the two should be used as the reference?
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I add item A on OneDrive ...
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Can I sync the contents of one folder across multiple computers with Google Drive?
Say I have a folder "WORK STUFF" with various documents on it.
I would like this folder to appear on the Desktop of two different computers.
Further, I would like to set it up such that ...
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Win 10 - Help correct Desktop folder locations
I am using Windows 10 Pro ver 22H2 (build 190045.3208). It was an upgrade from Windows 7 Pro.
Background & info:
My Lenovo T520 was bricked during an unsuccessful attempt at updating the BIOS. ...
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filesystem on Linux for SD card for Dropbox sync
I have a super small drive on my ultraportable lenovo 100s. I want to sync several gb of stuff from my dropbox onto it, so I have equipped it with a western digital purple sd card.
I plan to use that ...
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Does Windows 11 synchronise installed apps so that you can restore system or switch to a new PC quickly?
I'm trying to keep everything in sync principally through the Microsoft account, including To Do tasks, Windows settings and more so that I don't have to set up everything again everytime I do a ...
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