Tag: RSYNC

Rsync [wiki link] is a great way to backup and synchronize files, but developer Thomas Döring couldn't find a Windows GUI front-end that met his needs. Like a lot of enterprising coders, he decided to take matters into his own hands and build one. The result: QtdSync. The small download includes both the QtdSync client (which is fully portable) and server apps, as well as a sync monitor ...

Making sure you've got a reliable backup solution is a must for any user - and more so for an administrator. Why? Well, mostly because your users probably aren't very good at remembering to back up their own files. And so it falls to you to provide the right software for the job! Backup software is a difficult category to tackle nowadays as the distinction between backup and synchronization ...

LinuxPlanet has a very thorough explanation of two ways to sync up files on a laptop/desktop pair within Linux. SSH comes to mind first, as OpenSSH should be available to any Linux user. But of course, there are some wrinkles. LinuxPlanet irons those out, and goes on to explain how to use rsync instead. This works better for more intricate transfers. A great how-to for those of you looking for ...