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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 to sync bookmarks between Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on multiple computers?

It is now 2012, and Xmarks is still the best solution. Bought by LastPass, its existence and continuing free status are not any more in doubt. It now fully supports Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 7-9, …
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Realtime sync across multiple computers

Other possibilities are : DSynchronize (scroll down to reach) SYNCING.NET BlueFish File Mirror Dropbox : Not only does it sync files in real time, it stores copies and past versions online too. …
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Diagnosing Dropbox sync blocking

This problem of sync has been raised many times over the years and there have been many propositions offered, but no solutions for preventing this from happening in the first place. …
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Synchronize Laptop and Desktop

While for the browser passwords there is a solution like lastpass, bookmark synchronizers etc., there isn't a general solution. The suggestion of redandwhite to use Portable Apps, can solve this for …
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Copy files over network if not present in any subfolder

A faster procedure would be to selectively copy to the temporary folder on remoteMachine only files that are newer than the last sync. Then you will only need to sort a few files to their folders. …
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Synchronisation software to find files that have moved paths within a folder?

It all depends on how you set up the sync process. Most sync programs have options on what to do if a file is/isn't in the source or is/isn't in the target. … This will take more time, of course, but sync programs don't have artificial intelligence. That said, my own favorite sync product is FreeFileSync (go to end of the page). …
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How to force Firefox to sync my bookmark just now?

As far as I know, nothing has changed much in the latest versions of Firefox except the user interface : One sets up the sync in menu "Tools → Options → Sync", then uses "Tools → Sync Now". … You can now click on "Firefox → Sync" to sync now. …
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How can I manage computers using my Firefox Sync account?

From this Mozilla Support thread : Simply sync all your computers, then go into the Weave settings, and hit the button that says roughly: "reset all computers with this computer's data." …
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How to sync large, disconnected file sets with a small USB flash drive?

Create a set of directories on the USB that correspond to the hard-disk directories to be synced, then use one of the zillion free directory-sync products. … My favorite is SyncBack Freeware which for a sync job has the option of "Ignore file that have not been modified/created within the last [N] days". …
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Does Google Drive sync entire file again on making small changes?

A Google Drive sync cannot be partial. If a small change is made to a large file, it redoes the entire file rather than just the change. Google Drive isn’t capable of doing block-level file copies. …
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How to prevent a folder from being synced on OneDrive?

The OneDrive sync app must be restarted after this setting is enabled for it to take effect. …
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Is there a third-party solution to sync google music with a desktop folder?

The following article explains about using Google Music, while also pointing out its shortcomings: How to Make Google Music Your Secondary Media Player. These shortcomings are principally : Delet …
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Make Mozilla Thunderbird synchronize all folders

Right-click on the Thunderbird account and selecting "Subscribe...". You should be able to choose your folders : For more info see this article : Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Configure Thunderbird.
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dropbox showing "Downloading X files..." for ever

The dropbox sub-command to use for checking the status of all dropbox files and directories is filestatus, defined in the dropbox man page as : dropbox filestatus [-l] [-a] [FILE]... Prints the …
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Firefox Sync's history limit

The size of how much Browsing History is saved on Sync is dependent upon a number of variables; the ultimate size would be the amount of data, not "calendar time". … Apparently, storing your 6 months of history did not exceed the generous data size allocated to you by Firefox Sync. …
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