I use a two computers running Windows XP--one at my office and one at home.
The office computer stores files on a standard local area network, which I
can also access from home.

I'm trying to find a good way of synchronizing my home computer and my
office LAN. I've used briefcases in the past, and while they've worked well,
they do present certain problems. Besides, I'd prefer to keep regular
folders rather than innumerable briefcases on my home computer.

Is there any way to designate folders on my laptop and on my LAN that should
synchronize with each other?

Thanks,

Peter

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:04:02 -0800, "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I use a two computers running Windows XP--one at my office and one at home.
>The office computer stores files on a standard local area network, which I
>can also access from home.
>
>I'm trying to find a good way of synchronizing my home computer and my
>office LAN. I've used briefcases in the past, and while they've worked well,
>they do present certain problems. Besides, I'd prefer to keep regular
>folders rather than innumerable briefcases on my home computer.
>
>Is there any way to designate folders on my laptop and on my LAN that should
>synchronize with each other?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Peter
>
You can use the free Resource Kit RoboCopy tool to Mirror the folders you wish.

See tip 6705 and link in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com

New free SyncToy from Microsoft has been working great on my network at
home. Might work good on yours also. Download it at:

http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

watch for wrap of the URL or use TinyURL of http://tinyurl.com/8qhsj to get
to the same place.

With it you can create folder pairs and sync them in many different ways.
You can even run batch syncs of all the sync pairs.

Am now performing data to data backups this way instead of my old Xcopy
routines.

"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61B0EF30-D6BE-4EDD-BE22-E3AD121B9F28@microsoft.com...
>I use a two computers running Windows XP--one at my office and one at home.
> The office computer stores files on a standard local area network, which I
> can also access from home.
>
> I'm trying to find a good way of synchronizing my home computer and my
> office LAN. I've used briefcases in the past, and while they've worked
> well,
> they do present certain problems. Besides, I'd prefer to keep regular
> folders rather than innumerable briefcases on my home computer.
>
> Is there any way to designate folders on my laptop and on my LAN that
> should
> synchronize with each other?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
>