Sharing Files between computers with backup

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 11 Aug 2009 17:25

I have been experimenting with DropBox and have been very impressed so far.

It's easy to use and works well for me. You can have 2Gb of space free and any file changes are automatically 'synced' to other computers with the same sign on.

So what I did was

Registered for My Dropbox
Installed the software on both my computers
Moved my Project Folder into the Dropbox on my main machine
Left it a while
Checked and my Laptop had my files
Now which ever machine I change my data on, it is copied to the other machine automatically and as a bonus, dropbox makes automatic backups of any changes.
If your files are over 2Gb in size you can have a paid for account if you want.

So far it's doing exactly what it says on the tin. Don't try and use it on a dial up line though.

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aragorn · Post by **aragorn** » 19 Aug 2009 07:59

I am also experimenting with Dropbox.I installed it on my laptop which is my own computer and then set up Dropbox on another computer.I have moved the project file into Dropbox and work on it from there.It seems to handle the media files OK but not the Gedcom.I did some work on the file from the other computer working from the file I had in Dropbox.When I reopened it on my laptop I then had 2 Gedcom files (one said it was a conflicting file).On checking the 2 files separately I found the information I had in both was different but cannot see how as I was supposedly working on the same file.Has anyone else had this problem?[confused]

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 19 Aug 2009 08:00

Remember you need to give Dropbox time to move the file between the computers. It does not move the file, while the program is open so if you have FH still open it won't move the file till you close FH.

aragorn · Post by **aragorn** » 19 Aug 2009 18:03

I have waited 24 hours and Dropbox says files are up to date but I still end up with 2 gedcoms,one of which is a conflicting copy and does not seem to have the same information in it. All a bit confusing!

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 19 Aug 2009 19:52

Strange I have had not problems with gedcom files. Perhaps try deleteing one and use the web interface to purge the file.

aragorn · Post by **aragorn** » 19 Aug 2009 22:24

I have made up a test gedcom file to see if I can see what is happening.Created it on Computer A and have changed the file on Computer B.Will check on it tomorrow on Computer A to see what happens![grin]

aragorn · Post by **aragorn** » 20 Aug 2009 14:05

I have just opened the files on Computer A and everything seems to be OK so will have another go with my 'real' file![grin]

aragorn · Post by **aragorn** » 03 Sep 2009 08:53

Just an update to say everything seems to be fine now![grin]

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