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A comment on Ask HN: How to keep desktop and laptop in sync?.

Re:Ask HN: How to keep desktop and laptop in sync? by stephenr on Thursday June 13, 2024 @09:43PM (#40676758)
I use a simple approach.

I use an external TB3 m.2 SSD for everything work related. When going away when I may/will need to work, I unplug the drive from my desktop and put it in my bag with my laptop.

The drive (and tb3) is fast enough to run multiple VMs from it without a problem.

For smaller things I use regular sync tools (ie browser bookmarks in iCloud; IDE settings sync via JetBrains).

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Re:Ask HN: How to keep desktop and laptop in sync? by authorfly on Friday June 14, 2024 @09:17AM (#40680649)
How did you format the drive to avoid things like symbolic link issues?
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Re:Ask HN: How to keep desktop and laptop in sync? by stephenr on Friday June 14, 2024 @12:35PM (#40682288)
... It's formatted as APFS, but I believe I was using this approach back before APFS was released, and as such it would have been HFS+. The only non-standard thing I do with it, is that it's case-sensitive.

What symbolic link issues would you be expecting, exactly?

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