jercarrier@earthlink.net wrote:

> Malke,
>
> Thanks for your response, and I apologize for being unable to describe
> the problem more clearly.
>
> Your instructions worked. On either machine I can click on the
> "Network" folder, which opens a Windows Explorer type of window for
> the
> other machine. Then I can use Windows explorer to show the folder I'm
> comparing it with and can even copy files from one to the other. That
> will work, but it's very cumbersome compared with using my folder
> synching program.
>
> I cannot use my synching program ("Beyond Compare") with this
> approach. BC displays the file folder contents of two machines
> side-by-side and can speedily synchronize any two folders the machines
> have in common. It now works on only one very large folder whereas it
> did work with
> several before I lost and recovered the file-sharing network. I'll
> explore with the software company to see If I can display the files in
> the "Network" folders in BC.
>
> Meanwhile I encountered some anomalies: When I run a search for the
> other computer, duplicate listings. Clicking on either listing shows
> the same set of folders and files. How can I get rid of one of the
> duplicate? Does it matter? (It might be causing some of my
> problems.)_
>
> Secondly, when I click on listings that show up in the two machines I
> see a list of folders that differs for the two machines and I don't
> know how they got that way since they were originally set up to be
> identical.

Any problems with third-party software ("Beyond Compare") need to be
taken up with their tech support. I suggest you have a knowledgeable
friend (someone who is really knowledgeable and not just saying they
are) or professional take a look at your setup. I'm not able to
visualize what is going on with your computer and do not wish to
suggest something in those circumstances. Someone else may come along
with the answer for you, but very often someone on-site will be able to
solve things far more quickly and accurately than someone reading about
a problem in a newsgroup.

Malke
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