Microsoft this week announced that its Azure File Sync service, used for enabling centralized file shares, has reached "general availability" status. The Azure File Sync synchronization service, ...

There’s nothing inherently wrong with Dropbox, Google Drive, or whatever popular service you use to back files up to the cloud and keep them synchronized between your multiple desktops and laptops.

On each machine that you want to share files, enter a directory of your choice, then run a command to clone the repository in ...

Google announced its plans to transition users of its consumer file syncing desktop service, Backup and Sync, onto a new unified app that both consumers and business clients can use called Drive for ...

I keep my Obsidian notes synced with AutoSync and Google Drive. However, it's not ideal for sharing large files due to the limited storage offered by Google and the slow sync speed. Since I only ...

On Tuesday, BitTorrent (the company) launched Sync 1.4, a brand new version of its peer-to-peer file syncing app that makes sharing folders with others a breeze. We have an in-depth hands-on with Sync ...

In order to use a synchronization utility to sync two Macs, one computer must be able to access the other’s hard drive. On a Local Network The easiest way to set up file sharing is with OS X’s ...

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Last time, we saw why WAN Optimization won over WAFS. This time we’ll take a look at how distributed replicated file services compared to WAN Optimization as alternatives looking backwards, as well as ...

I've scoured the web but can't seem to find an answer to this. What works: The users Documents are redirected to the server and the Y: drive is mapped. What doesn't work: Offline files. The specified ...

To sync files between two computers, you must connect both to the same network and make sure you've set the correct installation options for each computer. The best way to do this is to uninstall ...

File synchronization services, used to accommodate roaming employees inside organizations, can also be a weak point that attackers could exploit to remain undetected inside compromised networks.