Comments on: How-to: Synchronise your document folders between XP and Vista, using offline files. http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/ Get the most out of your gadgets! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Chris Duckworth http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-2151 Chris Duckworth Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:38:53 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-2151 Hi Lindsay, if you "move"(explained above) the location of the documents in vista, to the share drive, the one location is used, and therefor the same files. If you update files offline on both machines, whichever was saved last takes preference, or you will get sync conflicts. Check out <a href="http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/09/24/how-to-synchronise-two-folders-on-a-single-machine-using-synctoy/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> for another method which uses synctoy. It will give you control over which files are updated from which direction. Hi Lindsay, if you “move”(explained above) the location of the documents in vista, to the share drive, the one location is used, and therefor the same files. If you update files offline on both machines, whichever was saved last takes preference, or you will get sync conflicts. Check out this article for another method which uses synctoy. It will give you control over which files are updated from which direction.

]]> By: lindsay http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-2147 lindsay Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:29:37 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-2147 using this method, you end up with something that syncs both ways? Ive just a got a vista desktop and would like it to work with my xp laptop. As yet i have not created any files in My Docs vista, but had thought about transfering them over using the Easy Transfer wizard. Suppose I had done, or have files alrady in My Docs, would your arrangement just ignore the existing files in favour of the ones on the XP machine? I have read elsewhere that Sync Center needs to Vista machines to work properly. Does your method get round that? If I run Sync Center currently, with the default file settings, the sync works fine, but the synced files dont show up anywhere! (other than in Sync Center using this method, you end up with something that syncs both ways? Ive just a got a vista desktop and would like it to work with my xp laptop. As yet i have not created any files in My Docs vista, but had thought about transfering them over using the Easy Transfer wizard. Suppose I had done, or have files alrady in My Docs, would your arrangement just ignore the existing files in favour of the ones on the XP machine? I have read elsewhere that Sync Center needs to Vista machines to work properly. Does your method get round that? If I run Sync Center currently, with the default file settings, the sync works fine, but the synced files dont show up anywhere! (other than in Sync Center

]]> By: Nathan Reuben http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1969 Nathan Reuben Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:39:03 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1969 Hi i would just like to thank you for a great article, it really helped me. Many Thanks! Hi i would just like to thank you for a great article, it really helped me.
Many Thanks!

]]> By: Metapig http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1864 Metapig Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:11:51 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1864 Great article thanks. I think the problem with leaving your computer on all the time is energy consumption. I think we should all be aware of our own energy consumption and leaving a computer running constantly just for convenience is not good for the environment. Great article thanks.

I think the problem with leaving your computer on all the time is energy consumption. I think we should all be aware of our own energy consumption and leaving a computer running constantly just for convenience is not good for the environment.

]]> By: Chris Duckworth http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1118 Chris Duckworth Sun, 04 May 2008 23:06:13 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1118 Hey justin, I have come across this before. It normaly happens when the initial sync hasn't gone to plan. It settles down after a while, but there are a couple of steps to get it going again. You will need to reinitialize the cache. If you go into offline files options in "Folder options", hold down ctrl+shift, then click delete files. This will clear out your offline files. While you are disconnected from the network, create a new text file in the folder and make available offline. Ensure the sync goes through without error. Next time you connect to the network, the rest of the folder should then sync up again(and should stay that way). Hey justin, I have come across this before. It normaly happens when the initial sync hasn’t gone to plan. It settles down after a while, but there are a couple of steps to get it going again.
You will need to reinitialize the cache. If you go into offline files options in “Folder options”, hold down ctrl+shift, then click delete files. This will clear out your offline files.
While you are disconnected from the network, create a new text file in the folder and make available offline. Ensure the sync goes through without error.
Next time you connect to the network, the rest of the folder should then sync up again(and should stay that way).

]]> By: justin http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1096 justin Sat, 03 May 2008 00:07:51 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-1096 I have successfully implemented this sync from my vista laptop to my xp desktop, and after an initial copying, I synced once successfully. Now, however, I am getting a lot of 'access is denied' messages when trying to sync after being away for a few days? Could it be because they are a bunch of openoffice files and MS is blocking them? Whats the best way to reestablish a connection or get more info about this error? I have successfully implemented this sync from my vista laptop to my xp desktop, and after an initial copying, I synced once successfully. Now, however, I am getting a lot of ‘access is denied’ messages when trying to sync after being away for a few days? Could it be because they are a bunch of openoffice files and MS is blocking them? Whats the best way to reestablish a connection or get more info about this error?

]]> By: Will http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-670 Will Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:59:24 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-670 Thanks Chris. Very helpful, should do the job nicely. Must just say this is the most useful site I've found for years. Usually I spend months looking for articles like this, and I found it the day I needed it. Thanks again. Thanks Chris. Very helpful, should do the job nicely. Must just say this is the most useful site I’ve found for years. Usually I spend months looking for articles like this, and I found it the day I needed it. Thanks again.

]]> By: Chris Duckworth http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-662 Chris Duckworth Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:45:12 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-662 William & Derek, you might be better off using Synctoy as this is an external utility from Microsoft that does not depend on what versions of OS you are using. Synctoy can be manually launched or scheduled easily. Read more about it <a href="http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/09/24/how-to-synchronise-two-folders-on-a-single-machine-using-synctoy/" rel="nofollow">here.</a> It's not quite as neat as using offline files, but it does give you more control and effectively does the same thing. William & Derek, you might be better off using Synctoy as this is an external utility from Microsoft that does not depend on what versions of OS you are using. Synctoy can be manually launched or scheduled easily. Read more about it here. It’s not quite as neat as using offline files, but it does give you more control and effectively does the same thing.

]]> By: Derek http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-659 Derek Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:12:33 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-659 Thanks for a very useful article which I will follow to set up my just purchased Vista laptop and existing XP PC. Query: if you can help on offline files which I've been trying for auto-backup purposes. I've experimented with the XP PC and got it to work keeping My Documents on a network drive (just started to use this). Problem is that although I can see the offline folder on the PC all files are in the one folder accessed from a shortcut - there is no folder structure as in My Documents and I cannot create new files in the folder. Any ideas on how you get the same folder structure (as My Documents) to use in offline files. I've trawled the web and can't find an answer. Thanks for your efforts. Derek Thanks for a very useful article which I will follow to set up my just purchased Vista laptop and existing XP PC.
Query: if you can help on offline files which I’ve been trying for auto-backup purposes. I’ve experimented with the XP PC and got it to work keeping My Documents on a network drive (just started to use this). Problem is that although I can see the offline folder on the PC all files are in the one folder accessed from a shortcut - there is no folder structure as in My Documents and I cannot create new files in the folder. Any ideas on how you get the same folder structure (as My Documents) to use in offline files. I’ve trawled the web and can’t find an answer.
Thanks for your efforts.
Derek

]]> By: William http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-651 William Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:20:25 +0000 http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/06/15/how-to-synchronise-your-document-folders-between-xp-and-vista-using-offline-files/#comment-651 Just wanted to say thanks for a very detailed article, but reading the above comment it seems I cannot access offline files with a home edition. Is this true? Please mail me asap. I have been looking into doing a "breifcase" an alternative option to this, which does do offline files. The breifcase is much more clunky however, and takes longer. Is there any way that I can see offline files from another computer on the network... Do you think you could maybe do a tutorial of breifcasing from an XP (as the main files host) to a vista (just another on the network)? Thanks. It is very dissapointing that you cannot sync. If there was anywhere you wanted to do syncing then it would be at home.... Thanks again, Will. Just wanted to say thanks for a very detailed article, but reading the above comment it seems I cannot access offline files with a home edition. Is this true? Please mail me asap.
I have been looking into doing a “breifcase” an alternative option to this, which does do offline files. The breifcase is much more clunky however, and takes longer. Is there any way that I can see offline files from another computer on the network… Do you think you could maybe do a tutorial of breifcasing from an XP (as the main files host) to a vista (just another on the network)? Thanks.

It is very dissapointing that you cannot sync. If there was anywhere you wanted to do syncing then it would be at home….

Thanks again,

Will.

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