[thelist] keeping the computers synchronized

[Jeniffer C. Johnson]

At 09:24 AM 2/19/2003, you wrote:
>Jeniffer C. Johnson wrote:
>>So what do you all do to keep your machines synchronized?
>
>MS inclues an nice sychronization tool with Windows--the Briefcase.
>
>It does everything you've asked about--two-way synchronization, including
>new subdirectories, the works.  Certain briefcase-aware applications even
>synchronize records within their files--like Access and MS-SchedulePlus
>(forerunner of Outlook, so I'd guess Outlook can too).  My roommate uses
>it daily to keep his schedule and and several key files and directories
>syncronized between his desktop and his ThinkPad.


I may be missing something regarding briefcase, so please pardon the
questions. Is this very functional for synching an entire drive? I have all
non-application files on a separate drive...my Docs drive. I don't use the
My Documents directory ever. (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.) More or less I need to be able
to do is keep a currently synched copy of my entire documents drive on my
laptop at all times. 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. Right now I'm sitting at about 12 gigs of
files. (Of course I never need ALL of them, but I've needed random things
from unexpected directories often enough to want them all available all the
time.)

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

Thanks everyone for your input.

Jeniffer