up vote 0 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

At the moment I use sync software to copy files to other machines, so they have the same files within a matter of minues. But the software is slow and hogs cpu time on my desktop pc.

Ideally I'd like to use a hard drive in an enclosure as a sort of mini file server, which will backup files.

This probably sounds pretty screwed up, I probably need a simple solution.

I guess I basically need to create backups of files on multiple machines and be able to access the latest version of these files on different machines.

I have tried cloud sync software but this seems quite slow or expensive.

I'd be glad to discuss possible solutions ?

link|improve this question
96% accept rate
DropBox. It has a LAN feature which will copy files on the same LAN pretty quickly (but it will still go into the "cloud" anyway). Check it out. – Randolph West Feb 12 '11 at 18:38
Check this: superuser.com/tags/sync/faq and more specifically, check out the answers to this question: superuser.com/questions/13493/… – fretje Feb 12 '11 at 18:57
feedback

1 Answer

up vote 1 down vote accepted

You said you tried a cloud sync software, which?

I'd like to mention Dropbox, it has LAN sync, so files on other machines getting updated shortly. Which amount of data you're talking about?

link|improve this answer
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.