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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How can I sync Android with iTunes?
I have just bought a shiny new HTC Hero. Is there any way to get it to sync with iTunes. In particular I'm looking at Podcast management.
Same question targeted at the Zune
How can I sync Android ...
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Windows 8 folder to folder sync software
I'm looking for direct folder to folder synchronization in Windows 8. I was previously using Live Mesh to accomplish this, but now it looks like that is no longer an option.
Note that I'm talking ...
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Picasa 3.5: how to share the tagged faces from one PC to another
At home, we share our photos from a server. I've been tagging the faces in Picasa 3.5 in one PC, but in the other PC the same photos needs to be retagged.
Where is this info stored so it can be ...
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Synchronized video playback over the network
I would like to play the same video on two different computers, and synchronize them approximately over the internet. I'd like to watch videos together with my friend while talking on Skype. It'd be ...
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Watch Filesystem in Real Time on OS X and Ubuntu
I'm looking for a CLI tool which will watch a directory and spit out the names of files that change in real time.
some_watch_command /path/to/some/folder | xargs some_callback
I'm aware of inotify (...
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How can I limit the number of IMAP emails Outlook 2010 syncs?
I'm helping a user with Outlook 2010. They have a large mailbox that they want to sync over IMAP, but we want to not sync the whole thing in order to keep Outlook performing well. A lot of email ...
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How do I sync Thunderbird across two computers?
I have a computer (laptop) at work that I have installed Thunderbird on and set all of these rules, created contacts, and updated calendars on. I don't want to have to go through all of that process ...
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Is there any easy way to sync your bookmarks using only an ftp-server and some app?
I realize there is already this good question How to sync bookmarks between Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on multiple computers? about bookmark sync, but I am looking for a different solution.
It is ...
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Upload only modified files to FTP server
I want to upload files from my computer to an FTP site and I don't want to upload files that are already on the server. So I need a tool that finds out which local files that are different from the ...
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Syncronizing files over FTP
I need to syncronize files in my computer with server to which I have only FTP access. So I can't use rsync (that would need at least SFTP, but the only channel available for me is plain vanilla FTP).
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Time synchronization of two computers
I like to synchronize the timing of two computers that are connected via Ethernet (with no router in between) and apart from each other 100 or so meters. There are several protocols that does time ...
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Best way to mirror folders [closed]
I want to mirror two folders so a change in one is reflected in others.
am i best off making a home brew solutions with RoboCopy and /MIR or is there a decent preferably free app to do it for me?
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How to point Dropbox app to the existing Dropbox location?
I have reinstalled Dropbox. Now it wants to start downloading all my files in my userprofile/dropbox. But there's already a completely downloaded Dropbox folder in E:/Dropbox/. I've been trying to ...
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Can't synchronize time, Windows 7
Ok, I finally installed Windows 7, clean install. Time synchronization does not work. Clicking "Update now" gives message:
Unable to start the Windows Time service. Please try again later.
I use ...
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iPhone sync with multiple iTunes
How can I syncronize my iPhone with 2 iTunes (one at work running on Windows, and another at home on a Mac).
I just need to sync photos, music and apps with both. Calendar comes from Google.
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