How to use OMV to sync docs and pictures between different computers

TiredHornet · 28. Januar 2015

Hi,

Here is my situation. At home my wife an I have a desktop and 2 laptops. Usually we work on the desktop, but sometimes we both need to do something on the computer. Up to now we do not have the same files on both the desktop and the laptop. I would like to change that.

This might be a stupid question, but what should I use if I want to sync documents and pictures for different users between a desktop computer and a laptop? I should add that both are windows 7 PCs and essentially I would like to keep the \Users\<Username>\Documents and \Users\<Username>\Pictures folders synced.

I don't necessarily need remote syncing if that changes anything.

Greets
TiredH

subzero79 · 28. Januar 2015

If you want something similar to dropbox, i would use btsync plugin

knumsi · 28. Januar 2015

Or you could try this tool:
https://www.syncany.org/

Very promising but not in a final release ...

that0n3guy · 28. Januar 2015

bittorrent sync (btsync) rocks. Owncloud can also do something like this.... but I think it sucks :).

Gilhin · 28. Januar 2015

If you only need to have acces to the files in your home network, I'd simply suggest to work on the network shares.

cogitech · 28. Januar 2015

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Zitat von Gilhin

If you only need to have acces to the files in your home network, I'd simply suggest to work on the network shares.

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I agree.

that0n3guy · 29. Januar 2015

Zitat von Gilhin

If you only need to have acces to the files in your home network, I'd simply suggest to work on the network shares.

True, but depending on the file types (and size) sometimes its easier/faster to have a sync.

TiredHornet · 1. Februar 2015

Thx,

for all the responses. I think btsync might be what I need. Only working on network shares doesn't seem to be a good idea since the laptop will also be used remotely.

I'll try to setup btsync and let you know if it worked for me.

Thx again
TiredHornet

tiste · 2. Februar 2015

I agree with @Gilhin, why not use one and only shared folder ???

If you don't want to work directly on the network (and I can say we all do that in firms and other jobs...) you can work both your wife and you on different computers and use rsync (not btsync) to synchronise your folders after work...

Well, just sayin'

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