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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profile sync daemon crontab necessary?
I'm running ubuntu 22.04 and installed profile-sync-daemon. The configuration was pretty easy by simply using the defaults and activating the daemon:
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AWS S3 <-> MS Onedrive sync with rules
Is it possible to have an automatic synchronization between a specific AWS S3 bucket and a OneDrive folder ? and to specify rules e.g. remove certain files extensions from the sync ; only sync ...
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Microsoft edge not syncing in linux
My edge doesnt sync passwords on linux. I keyed in Edge://sync-internals and got an error for passwords only, the rest are green.
This is on debian linux
this is the error:
Error: DataTypeManagerImpl@...
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See Edge's favorites from the web
Is it possible to see my Microsoft Edge's favorites / bookmarks from the web? If yes from where?
Suppose I have bookmarked certain url but don't remember it and I'm not in front of my computer but I ...
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Syncing two folders on the same computer?
I have a computer with an external drive attached. I have a folder on the main computer drive. In case my computer dies, I also want that folder to be backed up on the external drive. Is there a ...
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How to get rid of a pop up window saying that not all sections were completely synchronized when synchronizing OneNote Notebooks
I get a pop up window when I try to synchronize OneNote Notebooks in the desktop OneNote with the online OneNote. When clicking on Files -> Show synchronization status in the desktop OneNote, one ...
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Sync doesn't appear to be working on Firefox
Asked on the Mozilla forum about a week ago and no response there. So I'll try here:
I just made the switch from Chrome to Firefox on desktop and mobile. But either Firefox syncing isn’t working or I ...
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Why does copying Chromium profiles not work?
I've recently started using Chromium on different machines after realizing it is conveniently available from repositories across a swath of OS platforms even besides Linux (brew/choco install chromium)...
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how to rsync sync between two servers web directory?
I would like to know can I sync two server's folders like server 1 plugin updated should reflect on server 2. If we do this from server 2 it should reflect on server 1.
What rsync command should I use ...
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How to sync chrome *logged in* sessions across devices?
Is there a way to sync not only passwords, cookies, bookmarks,but also the website logged in sessions themselves?
I'm a developer that travels a lot but does not currently have a laptop (long story), ...
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One Google Drive Account, Multiple Windows Users
There are two similar questions to this one that I can find: here and here. I am in this situation, and wondering if anything has changed in 9 years: I want one (1) (count 'em one) Google Drive ...
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Sync Windows 10 / Outlook 365 calendar to GMail ... continuously?
I recently started a new job, and wish to have my work and private calendars shown side-by-side on both my workstation and my private GMail account (which I can then see on my Android phone). I've had ...
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How to force audio not being delayed compared to video while processing ffmpeg filters?
I apply zoom filter on a 2k video but I've noticed the audio doesn't go with it. It's slightly delayed. I guess it's an issue with my cpu or gpu because there are lot of processing.
ffmpeg -i e:/vid....
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What can I do to properly sync these apps in OneDrive?
First of all, I'd just like to say that I asked this question here because I'm not sure where else I'm supposed to post it. I'd appreciate it if someone could let me know if I asked in the right place,...
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Can I safely mount a file container from a shared directory to 2 computers?
Lets say I have an unencrypted file container; I ran mkfs.ext4 on some file. Now lets say I've backed up this file to Dropbox and am using rclone to actively mount the directory containing this file ...
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How to sync local Thunderbird contacts with CardDAV (eg. Gmail Contacts)?
I have discovered that Thunderbird has at least two types of address books for storing contacts:
local address books: Collected Addresses, and Personal Address Book
remote address books, eg. Gmail or ...
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Synchronizing folder with flash drive?
I have a USB flash drive that's almost always plugged in. I need to synchronize the contents of a folder on my hard drive with the contents of the flash drive, so that on the rare occasion of me ...
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Will email(s) be restored by the IMAP sync process after removal of the corresponding message file of an IMAP account from a Thunderbird profile?
If one did the following on a client pc with an IMAP account:
In Thunderbird: Have the synchronisation button (see "Synchronization & Storage" menu) of this account toggled on (so all ...
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Why are there two locations for SharePoint and why don't they show the same files?
On my SharePoint I have synced it with my local drive and I see two locations.
https://yellowshoe.sharepoint.com/sites/HR/Shared Documents/SFB Consulting
Z:\One Drive Square Balloon\Yellowshoe ...
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I use GWMSO (formerly GMMSO) to sync Gmail (online) with Outlook (offline). The Outlook.pst file is huge compared to GDrive. Why?
GMail store in Drive is 7,154Mb. So far, .PST file is 13,693 Mb and increasing as it completes re-sync.
GWMSO uses MAPI sync protocol.
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I use different email accounts in 2 browsers however windows keeps syncing the edge browser to chrome browser)
Hey I usually use a different browser for work and home on my home account.
Since moving to windows 11 pro It seems if I use my work email in chrome browser the next time I open /refresh the edge ...
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How to relocate Dropbox folder to sdc1 drive in Linux Mint 21?
I've installed Dropbox (Flatpack) and everything is working fine as long as I just let Dropbox use it's default folder or keeps the folder on the system drive. The problem is that I would like to have ...
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gPodderSync not syncing all podcasts with custom podcasts rss feeds
I an audiobook collection and am trying to figure out a free way to keep my audiobooks in sync across devices. A friend of mine recommended I check out the gPodderSync plugin for NextCloud. I wrote a ...
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FFMPEG video and audio sync
There are many questions regarding audio and video sync when processing videos with FFMPEG, but I couldn't find the answer for this one:
I record rtsp stream with the following command: ffmpeg -...
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Optimizing Firefox I/O regarding storage-sync-v2.sqlite-wal file (storage-sync-v2.sqlite database write ahead log file)
In my experience, Firefox creates a storage-sync-v2.sqlite database in each of its profile folders. This appears to happen even if profile syncing is disabled (and has never been enabled).
What's odd ...
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Folder Sync with PST file when switching from POP to IMAP in Outlook 365
I'm using Outlook 365
I had Outlook connected via POP. I wanted to switch to IMAP.
I created a PST file with all my emails.
I then setup Outlook to use IMAP. Works fine.
I then imported my PST file. ...
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How can I sync the frames of multiple videos from a multi-camera capture system using FFMPEG?
I have a multi-camera capture setup with 2 canon cameras. Each of these cameras have a tentacle sync e timecode generator connected to them.
After a video capture with these 2 cameras, the generated ...
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Does chrome sync clicked URLs or only typed URLs?
I often read newsletters with recommended articles that are linked in the email.
I clicked one article on laptop 1 and then when I moved to laptop 2 - both have my chrome logged in and sync enabled.
I ...
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Thunderbird's CardDAV Address book is not syncing Google Contacts with labels in 2023
Thunderbird (v.102 and surrounding) has a wonderful feature - It supports a Google Contacts Address Book synced via CardDAV. This works without any add-ons.
The problem I have is that it only ...
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How would I keep a live database directory atomically synchronized with other local disks on Windows 10?
I run PostgreSQL 14.1 on Windows 10 (Pro). The computer has multiple internal storage disks. The PostgreSQL "data directory" is set to C:\whatever\PGDB.
I do make full backups daily, but ...
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windows sync center error "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
When i press offline available on a folder on LAN then its start syncing but nothing syncs and gives error for each file in folder "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by ...
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Synology NAS, Synology Drive Sync - won't synchronize between central office and remote location
Our company has Synology NAS (DS1517+) at central office. We have the NAS device (DS1618+) at remote location (production site). It used to be syncing before, but then synchronization has gone, on ...
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How to restore Chrome "Tabs from other devices" from Mac Time Machine backup
I accidentally lost all tabs from iPhone and am trying to find a way to recover them.
Since Chrome in my iMac has been already synced, I'm trying to restore them from a Time Machine backup. I turned ...
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How to detect in real-time, whether there is an audio video sync or lag using FFMPEG?
I'm not asking about how to fix an audio video sync issue or lag. That I'll figure out, using FFMPEG's timeline editing filter. My question is about whether there is a way to detect if the audio and ...
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How to force remote Documents folder on OneDrive to sync with different folder than default?
I have enabled backup of my Windows Documents folder to OneDrive using this window:
But the name of Documents folder on my system is in different language and it is not Documents but Dokumenty.
As a ...
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Demux video and KLV data from MPEG-TS stream, frame-by-frame, in sync
I need to demux the video frames and KLV data from an MPEG-TS stream in sync, frame-by-frame.
The following command to demux the KLV data and outputs a text file with the KLV data.
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Nextcloud sync without sharing git
I have a directory on my laptop that I wish to sync to a shared Nextcloud folder. (I am using Linux, and the latest version of Nextcloud). I do not wish to sync the .git folder inside my repository as ...
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How to open a local office file stored in Google Drive (docs, sheets etc.) directly?
I have Google Drive installed. I'd like to open local Office files inside Google Drive directly in Google Drive, that would save me an expensive subscription to Microsoft 365 Office suit. I don't want ...
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Clone multi-boot desktop PC to laptop as a backup plan
over last 9-10 months I slowly reached to a moment when I need to have a full backup machine for my workstation PC. It's a bit old laptop, but upgraded enough to hold some heavy work on couple of ...
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How to make OneNote for Windows 10 / Android auto sync more frequently
I'm using One Note in 2 devices:
OneNote for Windows 10 Version 16001.14326 on Windows 11 PC
Microsoft OneNote for Android on a Samsung Galaxy S9 Version 16.0.15726 (updated Nov 8, 2022)
In the ...
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Google Drive: How do I synchronize large files manually?
I am doing my video editing work in two separate computers. I am synchronizing the project files between two computers by using my Google Drive account.
My project directory consist of small and large ...
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How to get unison to back up an entire file system starting at /?
I'm using unison 2.52.1 both on my linux machine (Ubuntu version 20.04) and my Mac (MacOS version 11.7).
I want to use unison to back up my entire linux filesystem (excluding a few specific ...
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sync folder across multiple devices - google drive
In an attempt to get a handle on synchronizing certain data across my devices, I recognize that in order to have the same folder available on all devices it needs to have its origin in the cloud ...
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Logged into Work Machine with Google Account - Can my employer see my Google Search History?
Hoping someone can help me here.
I logged into my Google Calendar on my work machine and absentmindedly turned sync on. Two days later, I noticed that my browsing history from my phone had showed up ...
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Sync a OneDrive (or Dropbox / Google Drive) folder between multiple users
In OneDrive, I have shared a folder that has a few hundred files and subfolders for a project. It contains a lot of large zip files (in total, about 8 GB of files) so would not be suitable for GitHub. ...
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Rclone Onedrive speed up sync
I am using rclone to sync my onedrive to my computer, however the time between me changing a file on another computer and it updating in rclone is a lot slower than normal. So i was wondering if there ...
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Can ffmpeg automaticaly align audio and video tracks
I have searched and found many similar questions, but not this one. I've experimented and can't come up with an answer.
I have a Standalone "Digital TV Converter Box". This receives ...
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how to make Google Drive put files in old directory (~/Google Drive/) instead of new directory (~/Google Drive/My Drive/)
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I am using Google Drive for Desktop on two Mac laptops. Both are running "Catalina" (MacOS 10.15). I would like to be able to sync between them and have the filepaths be the same ...
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Batch Script to Pause and Resume One Drive Sync?
Is there a batch script or other way to Pause or Resume OneDrive local sync? I have some folders that are synced on One Drive. But I do not want it to continuously sync. I would like to have a a ...
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How to download data from google account when you run out of space?
I run out of space on google (used 14.5GB of 15GB). This means like 9GB of photos and 5 GB of email attachments. I want to download everything and then clean the cloud. I realized google does not ...
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