syncing folders in osx

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  1. odej98, Jun 7, 2009

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    I am a student that has a lot of papers to write. It would be awesome if I could save a document to my documents stack, and then have a script or anything automated that would sync the folder (once a week maybe?) to my windows pc/file server in the basement. This should be an easy task but I am not sure where to begin.
    Any ideas?
     
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  2. madog, Jun 7, 2009

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  3. Tomorrow, Jun 7, 2009

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    Is it possible to make a shared folder on your network machine then have your Mac map that volume upon startup? I'm doing that with a NAS drive for documents I want to retrieve from any computer and it works okay.
     
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  4. odej98, Jun 7, 2009

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    dropbox looks like it is a suitable alternative however I can't imagine adding another service that I must sign up and register for. Also keeping them online is not necessary.

    Mapping the drives and saving directly to the server seems like the best option.
     
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  5. madog, Jun 7, 2009

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    With networked machines, yeah setting up file sharing would be easiest.

    Drop Box is highly useful when attempting the same feature with machines in different areas (without much of a hassle).
     
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