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Question

Software for synching two different usb drive

Apr 15, 2012 10:25PM PDT

Hi all,

I'm trying to find a software that can handle my requirment. I have a notebook that I use at work and Home. I have an external usb drive here at work and another one at home. I would like to find a software that syncronize those two drives.
This thing should be done in different ways but what I expect should be the behaviour is something like:
I get at work and use the external HD. Meanwhile in the notebook (or remotely via a nas or ftp server) it tracks down every file I added or modified or deleted. When I get home and connect to the other drive the software should recognize the drive and sync it with the info the notebook collected. Then it starts collecting infos on the change I make on the Home HD that will be synched to the Work HD whenever I recconect to it.
Is there some kind of software that can do something like that? Any other solution?

Thanks a lot in advance

mario

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Just names.
Apr 16, 2012 2:21AM PDT

Syncback

Goodsync

Not one title does this -> "should recognize the drive and sync it with the info the notebook collected."

For that you would have to create your own custom app.
Bob

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softwares
Apr 16, 2012 6:41AM PDT

Personally I don't see in none of the software the requested features.. both let to sync different computers for example, but not the same pc with different hd connected not simultaneously. Anyway I will try with GoodSync if there is a way to let it work like I need.
Thanks!

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Such software exists (more or less).
Apr 16, 2012 6:49AM PDT

It's called Dropbox. It requires a manual upload, however, and doesn't propagate deletions.
Otherwise, research Webdav (shared storage on the web, accessible via Windows Explorer as a normal folder).

Kees

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Suggestion
Apr 17, 2012 11:45AM PDT

I dont think there is any software for such kind of usb synchronization from two different place, i would advise you to remote your systems and then achieve the maximum out of them