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cdwijs

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Registered: 2010-04-24

Posts: 294

keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

Hi All,

I now have 3 PC's in my LAN. I use rsync to keep portions of the HD's synchronised, but this has some limitations. When I move a file, the file is deleted on the remote PC's by rsync, and then recreated on the new location. Secondly when I delete a file, rsync recreates it.

Therefore I'm looking for another solution. Ideally I install it on the 3 PC's,configure it once, and all the changes I make on all PC's are automatically copied to the other PC's.

Does anybody know such a program?

Best regards,
Cedric

kandrews

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Registered: 2007-04-21

Posts: 119

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

Syncany will probably suit your needs once it comes out.

jakobm

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Registered: 2008-03-24

Posts: 132

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

If you are not handling very large files (movies, music) and you are comfortable with it, you can easily use a version control system.
Have you considered setting up a (central) file server to actually keep the files in a single place, or does this not suit your requirements?

parintachin

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Registered: 2009-05-25

Posts: 72

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

unison should do the trick.
a friend of mine uses it for some time to sync his data across his armada of pc's and ist very happy with it

Last edited by parintachin (2011-09-02 17:28:56)

Wintervenom

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Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 1,011

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

Try Unison.  It offers bi-directional synchronization between machines.  It works best when one machine can be the central point between the others.
I am also working on another bi-directional synchronizer like Unision to try to make up for its weaknesses (and messiness).

Last edited by Wintervenom (2011-09-02 17:29:31)

firecat53

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From: Lake Stevens, WA, USA

Registered: 2007-05-14

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Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

@Wintervenom -- keep us posted! Happy to test for you. I've been a little reluctant to try unison because of my perception of it's 'messiness' and potential for data loss (ok, probably no worse than rsync, but... :-) ). What language are you developing with, just out of curiosity? I was a little turned off by syncany's java usage, even though I recognize its utility for cross-platform use.

Scott

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Wintervenom

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Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 1,011

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

It is being written in Python.

rowdog

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From: East Texas

Registered: 2009-08-19

Posts: 118

Re: keep files in sync on multiply computers on a LAN

Maybe you would be interested in a distributed file system like Coda. I've never actually tried it but it's in the kernel.
http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/