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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Robocopy /purge only without archive attribute
i am working on a robocopy command to sync different folders.
But for some reasons i just want to delete with purge the files without an archive attribute. Is this possible?
/Purge /E /NOCOPY /Log:%...
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Android apps doesn't sync over WiFi
"Network Manager" (Mint 17.1) can create a WiFi hotspot for Android phone if you use the option the «Create a Wireless Hotspot».
Until recently, this hotspot worked fine, but now i have a problem. ...
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Bittorrent Sync upload/download rate limit not working
I am happily using BitTorrent Sync but I can't limit its upload/download rate.
If I click on the Preferences Gear --> Advanced I can set "Limit receiving rate" and "Limit sending rate".
I do this, ...
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Automated sync to/from document management system and a physical Windows directory? (Autonomy iManage Worksite 8.5)
Is there a way to set up a user-created job that periodically exports newly created or modified files from a designated Autonomy iManage Worksite 8.5 workspace document folder to a designated Windows ...
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Google Calendar One-Way Sync
I use Google Calendar and wish to sync it with my Android phone. Events I schedule from my PC always show up on my phone after sync, but events I schedule on my phone never show up on my on my PC when ...
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Keep FTP in sync with local folder in Ububtu
I've been searching for about an hour and cant find what I want so i ask here.
Is there a way, except mounting FTP as drive, in Ubuntu to watch the local folder for changes, then reflect those ...
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iPad WiFi Sync from local NAS
I am trying to setup a fully automated sync/push of movies from my NAS to my iPad.
My setup is the following
I got a local NAS running Windows Server where I have Movies in a decicated specific ...
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Sync Calendar Between Two Exchange Services (OR Sync Google Calendar with Exchange 2007 through EWS)
Where I work we have some people on an internal Exchange 2007 service and some people on Office 365. This looks like it's not going to change anytime soon, and I need to be able to share my Office ...
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Comparing files in two folders with different hierarchies and renamed files
I had a folder on my PC, and copied it to my laptop. Since than, I have changed some files on each of
the folders (file modification, renaming, putting into folders an vice versa).
How can I re-sync ...
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Google Chrome Sync between work and home [closed]
just saw something posted somewhere else regarding Google Chrome syncing between work at home. I just got fired at work for my "internet use" because they are claiming they were able to print a 90 ...
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Windows permissions syncronization
I borrowed an original Surface RT to try it out. I was granted administrative rights to the device with my Microsoft account (@outlook.com) and logged in.
Many months later the owner of the Surface ...
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Onedrive for business initial synch
We are evaluating onedrive for business. We have 16 users with 25 Gb of data that is currently synched via a Lan synch software.
We want to move it to the cloud, but one problem is the upload/...
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OneDrive Subfolder Icons Keep Resetting
I'm having a frustrating time with my OneDrive client where, when I customize the shell icons for subfolders inside my cloud drive, it resets the icon to default upon synchronization. As frivolous as ...
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Shared calendar across domains/devices
I'm trying to set up a shared calendar for my family, but it's harder then it seems.
The requirements are:
Private calendar: noone else can edit it.
It should sync between devices and be ...
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How to create SSH Key for git user
If i want to syncronize my remote origin with another remote repository i will have to register a post-update hook. But I will need an ssh key for that.
Because my origin repo is owned by git user, ...
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one way bookmark syncing/syncing issues Chrome
I have two computers, a desktop computer that I use for nearly everything, as well as an old laptop that I only use when traveling. As a result of this the bookmarks on the laptop are outdated and ...
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Open and sync shared OneDrive document from Windows Explorer
I am currently using Windows 8.1 and Office 365. I have a few documents that I share with colleagues, and we are trying to take advantage of OneDrive's built-in simultaneous editing tools. The problem ...
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Mac Dropbox client not syncing; weird menubar behaviour
Old hackintosh with 10.6.3 on it. Everything used to work just fine, but about 2 weeks ago I noticed it wasn't syncing.
I've tried removing/reinstalling, rebooting, fixing permissions, wiping out ...
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How does owncloud sync work? Is it normal that it sync although files exist?
I am currently testing owncloud 7 + windows sync client and I am facing problems.
For example, oC sync is syncing although files already exist on the client! (Since it's a homeserver, resync of GBs ...
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How to on Ubuntu synchronize software built from source?
I have three computers with Ubuntu. I know how that there's a way to synchronize packages installed from the Ubuntu Software Center, but... what if I want to synchronize software from source? Do you ...
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NTP syncs with ntp.ubuntu.com but not with the pool options
I am trying to configure my ntp server to synchronize with ntp servers available online.
Below is my /etc/inet/ntp.conf and my ntpq -p output
# ident "@(#)ntp.server 1.6 00/07/17 SMI"
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# /etc/...
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Sync Outlook Contacts in Active Directory
We have a large number of users in an active directory on our server. We need to keep all users up to date with current employee contacts and email addresses that can change sometimes as many as 3-4 ...
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How to stop syncing read status on Outlook (MAC)
how to make MS Outlook 2010 on MAC not sync read/unread status of emails with the server. The problem comes when user A reads an e-mail, user B will receive it as a read mail, which is not good.
Is ...
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Trigger Dropbox to Start Sync
Dropbox 2.6.2 on Ubuntu GNOME 13.03 64bit. When I modified a file on my local disk, under ~/Dropbox/, Dropbox start to sync immediately. But when modifications are made on the remote space, e.g. ...
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Synchronization stopped working: Microsoft Exchange contacts with Nexus 4
I have in my office Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. My Nexus 4 (Android 4.4.2) is configured to sync contacts (only) with it. It used to work and then stopped (although no ...
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How does synchronization between two independent computer's NIC work (e.g. on Ethernet)?
I'm currently studying computer networks and the question came to my mind, how it is physically possible for the NICs of two networking computers to determine the clock rate of incoming datastreams.
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Sync Linux system with Windows over SSH while retaining file permissions
I am trying to sync files between my Linux machine and my Windows machine over SSH (SFTP). Currently when I do this, the files lose their Unix file permissions because windows doesn't support Unix ...
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Have chrome sync not use Youtube's servers to login
I am trying to use Google Chrome Portable to sync my browsing history and whatnot on a public network. They block bandwidth-heavy websites, like youtube and netfix. When I try to login, I get this ...
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Automatic Media Server Mirror
I have a large (400GB) photo library and I've just built a media server (Win 2012) that I use for local redundant storage and to backup to a cloud (CrashPlan).
Since work is primarily done on a PC ...
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How do I prevent Dropbox remotely from syncing?
I have dropbox installed on my home computer and on my work computer, but I only want certain folders to be synced. I use the selective syncing option in preferences. But whenever I add a new folder ...
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Map network drive to cloud storage?
My company currently shares local documents using a network drive. Every Friday, I have to send a specific set of these local files to another branch of the company in a different city.
Is there a ...
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NTFS symlink not syncing to target folder
In Windows 7, I've created a directory symlink in my SkyDrive folder that points to my My Documents folder. In other words, I have the following folders:
c:\users\<user name>\documents
c:\users\...
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My OneNote 2013 will not sync with my SkyDrive on my new pc,
Good morning, a little while back I learned about OneNote and really love this application, I was able to keep it on my laptop and sync it to my smart phone as well so I always had my info beside me. ...
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Thunderbird Contacts with Zimbra server (zindus alternative)
is there a plug in for thunderbird 24+ that can sync contacts (the address book)
with a zimbra server?
I used zindus but the end of its life left me without sync plug in
reference: zindus end of ...
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After upgrade to Windows 8.1, no Skydrive icon in task bar [duplicate]
I upgraded to 8.1 and now I don't see the SkyDrive icon in the task bar, nor the green light under it indicating the my computer is communicating with SkyDrive. When I go into Control Panel |..|...
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Synchronizing and Backing Up From OS X To Ubuntu
Last weekend I set up a small personal file server where I store most of my files. The server runs Ubuntu 13.10.
For the purposes of accessing and reading/writing most files, this server works fine. ...
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Outlook 2013 32-bit crashes when syncing Gmail via IMAP
I setup Outlook 2013 32-bit to sync all mail from my Gmail account via IMAP.
Then I setup gSyncit add-on to sync calendar and contacts too.
The day I installed everything was working fine. Mail was ...
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ownCloud sync deleted files
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 with ownCloud 1.4.1 sync client and ownCloud 5.0.12 server on Ubuntu 12.04 VPS.
Sequence of events:
Installation of ownCloud server on the VPS.
Configuration, creation of ...
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SkyDrive Sync Problems on Windows 8.1
I am having some trouble with SkyDrive On Windows 8.1. First of all, there is no SkyDrive icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar, even when I click the up arrow. I tried uninstalling and ...
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How to tell if time sync in VirtualBox is working
I have a VirtualBox setup like this:
HOST: Windows XP
GUEST : Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop without GUI (command line only)
I had some problems with time sync as my guest was frequently going out of sync.
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Getting clock / time information from a Windows 7 PC to an Arduino
Assume I connect a microcontroller board (like an Arduino) to a Windows 7 PC via USB. Is there anything in the USB communication protocol that contains host clock data? In other words, can I sync ...
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Windows Azure AD Sync Tool - Credentials of the supplied user do not map to a forest
I'm having problems with the Windows Azure Active Directory Sync Tool and Office 365. We did have it set up correctly and was working for about 2 months.
Today, the VM it was running on destroyed ...
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Strange behaviour syncing between Outlook and Nokia Suite
Until recently I was syncing contacts no problem, now suddenly after syncing, Nokia Suite tells me there was a problem. I must repair or reinstall Outlook. I have just repaired Outlook with no ...
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Synching Outlook.com with Hotmail.com
I have both a Hotmail.com account and an Outlook.com account. Is it possible to sync contacts (People) of the two? I see an import feature (from Gmail etc.) but not from Hotmail.
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Song count is not syncing with iTunes
I noticed recently that the song counts in iTunes weren't increasing (despite me listening to them quite a bit on my iPhone). I had switched to wireless syncing within the last couple months, so I ...
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What is the best way to merge two sets of files, but for duplicates to select the older file in Windows?
I have stumbled into a dumb usage case. I want to merge two folders in a particular way (I guess these are called folders now, I still think of them as directories, but whatever). The folders have ...
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Workflow for using version control with automated backup/sync
I am currently working on several different projects. I use Mercurial for version control (through BitBucket) and SpiderOak for automated backup. I work on two machines, a desktop at home and a ...
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How to share my comments, notes etc for my .pdf across multiple devices?
I have a Windows laptop and an Android PDA. I'm using Adobe Reader for reading my e-books for both these devices. But I'm also putting comments and notes into them, which are stored only in a single ...
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How to seek only video with external audio in mplayer?
I have a separate video and audio file. The audio basically would cover only a part of the video. They differ greatly in length with the video being much longer. (My video is several hours long while ...
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How to sync files between 2 servers on the internet?
We are trying sync files between 2 Windows servers. These servers are not on the same network. A process on server 1 generates the file. A process on server 2 needs to consume the file.
At first ...