[OSUKid7]

Originally Posted by Deemo

Hhhmmmmmm......you can only share over your own network or attached storage devices

I was hoping you could share between two non-networked PC's like you can with Foldershare.

Am I missing something here??? :?:

Nope, it's just how the application works. There's no Internet-portion for the SyncToy app. Even with Foldershare, the computers have to be "networked" via the Internet.

[OSUKid7]

Originally Posted by Deemo

Hhhmmmmmm......you can only share over your own network or attached storage devices

I was hoping you could share between two non-networked PC's like you can with Foldershare.

Am I missing something here??? :?:

Nope, it's just how the application works. There's no Internet-portion for the SyncToy app. Even with Foldershare, the computers have to be "networked" via the Internet.

[T-Will]

Is there a way to set it so when it detects you're on a specific network it will run the synchronization?

[Deemo]

Originally Posted by OSUKid7

Even with Foldershare, the computers have to be "networked" via the Internet.

Well obviously at some point ukeface2:
How can you say "even with Foldershare".......these are quite different beasts.

[threedaysdwn]

"Mobile Devices" isn't a virtual directory, it's not a directory at all...

It's a namespace shell extension (like our Windows Desktop Search extension, among others). That's why you can't use it like a folder.

You could, of course, have the Sync program put files in your Mobile Documents or whatever it's called to sync to the device. My only problem with that is that you can only sync files to the main memory, not an SD card or what not =/

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by threedaysdwn

"Mobile Devices" isn't a virtual directory, it's not a directory at all...

I used the word, "virtual", as a means of simplification for the wide reader base. I know it goes against the true definition of a "virtual directory", but let's steer clear of that path.

Originally Posted by threedaysdwn

You could, of course, have the Sync program put files in your Mobile Documents or whatever it's called to sync to the device. My only problem with that is that you can only sync files to the main memory, not an SD card or what not =/

Precisely. This program was never meant to work with a mobile device. If you're after a more robust Pocket PC file sync solution, there are applications like MightySync.

[smd]

Does anyone know how it handles a failed sync?

[Arne Hess]

Originally Posted by smd

Does anyone know how it handles a failed sync?

This is a Microsoft product and therefore there is no case like "failed sync". ;-) In case it happens anyway you have to handle it yourself with pressing three keys only CTRL+ALT+... ;-)

Back to your question - I have no idea but I've used it for the past days now several times a day and it worked great. Haven't had a failed sync yet but for sure, sooner or later it will happen and I wonder too what will happens.

[OSUKid7]

Looks like my scheduled task ran great last night. Interesting though, in Scheduled Tasks, the "Last Result" of that task is "0x5," yet Event Viewer shows no warnings for it in the Application event log. Maybe a few files failed and that isn't recorded the application log?

edit: ah yes, actually I do see some failure notices in the second of three SyncToy entries now:

SyncToy run took 02:34:30.
Copied 37,524,534,800 bytes in 42,938 files in 02:34:30.
Bytes per second 4,047,646.9, files per second 4.6.
Avoided copying 14,266,275,060 bytes in 20,456 files that did not require action.
Saved approximately 00:58:44 by not copying all files.
Warning: 6 failures occured.

[timmy]

I have used SyncBack in the past, which is freeware as well, if you guys wants some alternatives...Seems also like there is a commercial version as well now with extended features.

http://www.2brightsparks.com/index.html

/Timmy

[OSUKid7]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I have used SyncBack in the past, which is freeware as well, if you guys wants some alternatives.

Yeah, I tried SyncBack a few months ago, but I have to say, SyncToy worked a lot better (and faster) the first time I ran it.

Use whatever works for you. Backups are important.