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    Mac & PC Sync Help Needed...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mismith356, Jun 20, 2009.

  1. mismith356

    mismith356 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey Guys,

    Got my 13" MBP last week and wife liked the looks and size so much, she decided she wanted one too...so far so good.

    I alternate every day between Linux, Mac and PC and also use Solaris and AIX frequently. Switching OS's isn't a big deal to me...for my wife, it a bit more than she expected.

    My current dilemma is how to syncronize her long time PC files with her new MBP.

    I have read about Dropbox, FolderShare, SugarShare and Syncplicity. Each either has a 2-5GB size limitation or a monthly fee in addition to many unwanted options.

    I have roughly 60GB of data that I want to keep in sync...mind you, not all 60GB of data will change every day...but until my wife gets comfortable with Leopard, I want to make sure the PC and the MAC are "in parity" if that makes sense.

    I basically want something like rsync (from UNIX/Linux) but it needs to have a gui and be more transparent.

    Anybody got suggestions?

    WAF is crucial. ;)

    Thanks!
     
    mismith356, Jun 20, 2009
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  2. chyidean

    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll be watching this thread closely... I have a similar problem - I want to sync the "My Documents" folder and hopefully "My Music" folder between an Inspiron 530 and a Macbook Pro 13".
     
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  3. mismith356

    mismith356 Notebook Consultant

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    unison has been written about a couple of places for bi-directional sync, but after looking into it, Cygwin (or at least GTK+ and some other GNU apps) are needed on the PC side...it doesn't loom to be very user friendly...

    I need a really simple, no fuss solution.

    Would like to find something easy and pre-built.
     
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  4. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    There's Synctoy on the Windows side which is free, practically infallible in use and handy.
    There's Chronosync on the Mac side which is not.
     
    Vogelbung, Jun 20, 2009
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    mismith356 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the heads up on these options.

    Mesh says that Mac support is "coming soon" in their about mesh pages.

    I signed in and looked at the help sections regarding devices...I can't tell if Mac's are supported or not. I am going to try it and see...but am not over hopeful at this point.

    Will check out the one as well.


     
    mismith356, Jun 20, 2009
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