Libraries on the server
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2006-06-08 02:46 AM
I have no relationship with this software but I have now purchased a nifty piece of software, called 'alway sync' that copies the libraries from my server to everyones computer. It only copies and replaces files that have changed, deletes files that are not on the server, and creates new files that are not present. It can also be scheduled although at this stage i am finding it easier to start it only when i need it.
Our load times have reduced dramatically, network resources have reduced substantially, and object dialogue boxes work faster as there is no need to read from the server.
For those that still have their libraries on the server i suggest you switch.
I also use it to keep add-ons the same on everyone computer, great!
I am sure there is more software available out there but for what its worth the one i am using is
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2006-06-08 03:18 AM
On a slightly different tangeant, do you think it could be used to backup from a laptop to an external firewire hard drive? I only plug it in once a week, and I haven't gotten around to getting a full back-up program.
Maybe this would do the trick?
Cheers,
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2006-06-08 03:23 AM
Its free to try so might want to investigate further to see if it does what you want.
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2006-06-08 05:24 AM
Cheers,
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2006-06-08 06:49 AM
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2006-06-08 09:48 AM
Do know if this setup works?
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2006-06-08 02:18 PM
Thomas wrote:Sorry, no I don't. I've only used it in an all-windows environment so far. I have been using ChronoSync on my Mac with Windows servers with no problems. Yours sounds like an unusual situation. It seems you may just have to try it out and see how it goes. You could test it on copies first just to be safe.
Matthew,. I checked their homepage http://allwaysync.com/ and found that it's supposed to work with SAMBA too. As I've posted before, we've had problems finding a reliable Windows back-up tool that backs up the Win workstations to our MacOSX fileserver (shared through Samba using Sharepoints http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/ , not MacOSX Server).
Do know if this setup works?
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2006-06-08 03:48 PM
http://www.techsoftpl.com/backup/
The other one I've been using is SyncBack SE which is also great, but not so automatic.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html
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2006-06-09 09:52 AM
Matthew wrote:Well, I thought there were others that decided a Mac/Unix server should be safer than a Windows, you know viruses etc., even with Windows workstations. But at our place Windows is the exception, we have four Macs and two Win boxes. And Sharepoints is of course not so well-known as MacOSXServer. It's just a tool to give MaxOSX the same abilities as MacOS9's filesharing. I wouldn't recommend it in a bigger environment.
Yours sounds like an unusual situation.
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2006-06-09 10:40 PM
I have considered using such software to keep server and local libraries in sync. Glad to hear positive feedback. One question, how do you handle custom (project specific) objects? Thanks.
Geoff Briggs
I & I Design, Seattle, USA
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