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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VirtualBox Ubuntu VM doesn't automatically sync time with host even with Guest Additions installed
I'm running a Ubuntu VM with VirtualBox and I have both the dkms and virtualbox-guest-additions packages installed. I read in this answer that the system clock should sync with the host automatically ...
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What approach should I take to export my iPhone contacts to Gmail?
I'm on the iPhone OS3, I want to get my contacts on my phone in sync with my Google contacts, but I don't want to lose what is currently in my phone. So far I have been under the impression that by ...
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Sync Chromium without google account
I admit it, i'm a bit paranoid..
I have come to like firefox sync together with my own sync server. Now for various reasons, I'm tempted to use Chromium (or Iron) instead. Now is there a way to have ...
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Make Mozilla Thunderbird synchronize all folders
I just installed Thunderbird.
However I only see three folders: Inbox, Sent and Trash.
I do have other folders in Office 365 and I would like to access them from Thunderbird. How to do it?
PS I did ...
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How to perfectly synchronize Subtitles with movie?
How to perfectly synchronize Subtitles with movie? i use VLC
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Dropbox-like client for FTP? [closed]
Many of my users have their files on one big FTP server.
PROBLEM: They can not use their files while not connected to the Internet.
QUESTION: Is there a Dropbox-like software for FTP?
When ...
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make rsync wait for a confirmation before actually changing files
I am making a synchronization between a local and a remote folder. It happened that I lost one file by a stupid command.
I am used to unison and to the way you confirm ("go?") before doing the ...
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How to Sync Thunderbird Contacts with Gmail Contacts
I have thunderbird 3.0 with the Zindus plugin. However it seems that Zindus syncs one way.
For example I type a new email address into thunderbird and then go to my gmail account and it has no record ...
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w32time: The computer did not resync because no time data was available
I am using Windows Time Service to synchronize the time between two machines in a network. The network is isolated and it doesn't have internet connectivity. I configure one of the machines in the ...
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Delete duplicates from over 150,000 bookmarks on Google Chrome
I believe I tried all the bookmark management apps on the Chrome web store, deleted part of the bookmarks manually (yes, I even attempted that), organize them within folders and all, but they just ...
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One-way syncing/backup with Unison
I'm using the syncing tool Unison with my Mac OSX and Ubuntu 9.10 machines to backup my music from Mac to Ubuntu. The thing is, I want to have my Mac be the source and Ubuntu be the target so that the ...
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Sync Google Drive when not logged in
I have installed Google Drive on Windows Server 2008 R2. When I login to the server, Google Drive starts automatically and synchrnoizes files, pulling changes down from the cloud. All good so far.
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FileZilla - How to synchronize two-way (newest file wins)?
I use several computers to maintain a website. I want to reflect all changes both ways.
This is a very standard procedure, but I can't find how to do it with FileZilla.
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Synchronize Laptop and Desktop
Are there any tools that would allow me to basically have all the same stuff I have on my laptop on my desktop? Right now I have a file server that stores the My Documents folders, but I'd like to be ...
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Firefox sync about:config
Does Firefox synchronize about:config preferences too?
If not, where is the config file located?
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