"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper deletion"

Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by icebraining on Friday December 30, 2011 @08:48AM (#3407556)

Simple 2 way sync is old news, there are hundreds of applications for it.

Dropbox adds "cloud" storage, versioning, web access and more importantly: ease of use.

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by Mad_Dud on Friday December 30, 2011 @09:29AM (#3407685)

Sometimes it's not acceptable to store data on external server without root on it. For these kind of uses Unison (mentioned in previous comments) is decent solution, but also AeroFS (aerofs.com), which works much smoother (less collision problems).

Anyway syncing data on several devices must became standard soon.

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by eropple on Friday December 30, 2011 @01:02PM (#3408414)

AeroFS also has a Windows port that works, too. I had no end of trouble with the Unison port.

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by joelthelion on Friday December 30, 2011 @04:33PM (#3409178)

Does anyone know how sparkleshare (http://sparkleshare.org/) compares?

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by jsilence on Saturday December 31, 2011 @04:04AM (#3410516)

Tried it a couple of weeks ago and could not get it to sync between a couple of Mac machines. Dropped the experiment soon after.

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by est on Friday December 30, 2011 @09:03AM (#3407604)

and DHT for instant uploading.

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Re:"DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper del... by jpdoctor on Friday December 30, 2011 @10:24AM (#3407859)

> and more importantly: ease of use. I'll take "Business Risk" for $200, Alex.

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