[thelist] keeping the computers synchronized

[Bruce Wilbur]

Jeniffer C. Johnson wrote:

> I may be missing something regarding briefcase, so please pardon the
> questions. Is this very functional for synching an entire drive?

Dunno.  Never used it for an entire drive.

> (Having all documents on a drive completely
> separate from the operating system has saved my backside more than once, so
> I'm not likely to change that habit..hehe.)

Nor am I.  I've never been fond of the eggs-in-one-basket approach.

> I have an intricate directory structure set up on my
> documents drive, most especially when it comes to client files, and I need
> the whole shebang available.

Give it try using the top-level folders of the drive.  If it works, fine, if not, try something else.

> I'm now back to contemplating just buying an external harddrive that I use
> as the docs drive on both computers. :-)

Of course the problem with that is that if it breaks, is lost or gets stolen, all your data from *two* computers goes with it.  See: eggs-in-one-basket.