Just to give a general idea of what we are trying to do:
We have a network running in "One Note" processing about 800 PDF files at a
time. Each PDF file is anywhere from 500kb - 750kb. We have about 7
transition notebooks in place with 5-8 folders per notebook. We have about 12
different users that can access our "One Note" network at any give time and
tranfer PDF's from folder to folder.
Questions:
When we move PDF files from folder to folder, they are duplicating at
random. We need to now why? Also when tranfering PDF's from folder to folder
they are deleting themselves at random. We have tried tranfering the files
one at a time as well as moving them in small groups with the same results.
Joe, it sounds like you need a different tool for this. I haven't
finished reading the whole thread of this discussion, so I don't know
if any or all of the following have already been recommended, but you
may want to consider some of the following options:
1) Groove 2007 has the ability to sync folders between computers,
without the need of any network. It does it through the Internet.
Groove has to be installed on all systems involved for this to work,
so for just file sync operations it could be a little costly, but you
might want to look into it anyway via the trial version. Groove
offers a LOT of other cool groupware features which could be very
appealing to you!
2) Windows Live has a tool called FolderShare that provides automatic
sync of files across computers through the Internet. This is a free
service, and it seems to work pretty well, but I haven't tried it for
more than just keeping a couple of folders sync'd between my laptop
and desktop systems. There is also a limit to the size of the content
of the folders that can be sync'd.
3) If you are using a server-based network, rather than just
peer-to-peer, you might see about implementing SharePoint Services on
the server. There's also the full SharePoint Server option, but that
costs $$. SharePoint _Services_ is a free-for-the-downloading network
component.
4) Another server-based network option is to set up a network share on
the server to hold the main repository of the files, and use the
Offline Folders/Files component of Windows to keep a copy of the
share's contents on your computers. Change anything in the copy of
the share, and next time you hook up to the network you will be
prompted to sync up with the server to put your changes online. The
only real hitch to this is if you change one file, and someone else
keeping a copy of this file offline changes that same file on his/her
computer's offline copy, then there's a sync conflict that has to be
resolved. I haven't used this option in a long time so I don't
remember how well Windows handles this.
Anyway, those are some options to consider.
And I apologize for any typos. As I write this, I'm riding home with
my wife on the Ortega Highway in southern California, which has more
twists and turns than any road I can remember ever being on. Makes
typing a little hard....
Actually, I can type easily enough -- ACCURATE typing is the
challenge...!
//Steve//
Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
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