[HLUG] Syncing with Windows..

[Julian Robbins]

Julian Robbins wrote:
> Broomster wrote:
>> Hi Gang,
>> Newbie advice time again lol..
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>> As I'm the only one on our home network brave enough to ditch windows,
>> I'm in need of a bit of help..
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>> Can anyone recommend a package preferably for my pc (tho if worst
>> comes to the worst for one of the windows pc's..) that will sync files
>> (in both directions) between my pc and a windows pc? Something simple
>> with a gui if possible..
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>> We're connected via a router - and I tend to download some files that
>> my partner would like on her pc too. Rather than us both downloading
>> them, I'd like to send them across to her shared directory, and at the
>> same time grab any she's downloaded that I haven't already got..
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>> Also, as we're on a capped broadband package (limited to 20gb a month
>> during the day - but unlimited during the night (12am-8am) - I'd like
>> to set ubuntu to download all the updates overnight.. Is there a
>> simple way of doing this?
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> There's a GUI with Linux called Grsync, which i tried the other day 
> that you can get from the Ubuntu Repositories. I don't know of one for 
> Windows, but I'm sure there must be one.
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> Perhaps someone else can help for that part ...
I also remembered that you could try 'Unison' 
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

which works between Linux and Windows clients. I don't know much about 
it, but have heard good things ... There is a GUI version, but the docs 
do look a bit hard going for the newcomer.

That said, may be worth a try. Note, its not under active development  
any more, but probably does what the developers set out to do with it .

Julian

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>> Cheers,
>> Mike.
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