Groove Duplicating files

[James B]

We have started having major issues with Groove creating second and even
third copies of files we share. We were originally using a Shared Folder
Workspace with no problems then about 3 months ago started having it create
these personal copies, myfile.txt (James's Copy), so we moved the files into
a Workspace using the Files tool and now that folder is also doing the same,
creating secondary copies linked to a specific user. I know for a fact that
only one user at a time is in these files and again this worked great until
about 2 months ago and now we can't go a week without dupes. I will add that
the dupes tend to be create by or linked to the same user every time.

 

[Frances Selkirk [MSFT]]

Usually this indicates that some sort of program -- for example, backup or
version control software -- is being run automatically, and when it runs is
modifying files slightly (perhaps in just the properties) to indicate that it
has processed them. Groove sees that the files have changed and creates a
conflict document for any files that someone was using at the time.

 

[Nada El Barkouky]

Hi,

I would like to know, bcuz i didn't get very much....As am havin' your same
problem...where using only the files tool, where i add an access file, and
there are 2 users only using it, is there a way that they both use it without
having the file duplicated; [EX: myfile.mdb(Nada's Copy)].

If there's a way to work this out please revert.

 

[Frances Selkirk [MSFT]]

We recommend that you do not try to share Access database files in a File
Sharing workspace.

From the documentation at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/groove/HA102239841033.aspx:

In addition to the file types that are specifically restricted from file
sharing, there are other types of files that may not work well in a file
sharing workspace. These include file types that have dependencies on other
files in order to run properly, or files from applications that run properly
only on the computer where the application was originally installed. Examples
of these file types include Outlook PST files, Quicken Quickbook files, and
Access database files. In short, some file types are not intended to be
shared on multiple computers.