Comments on: Final version of SyncToy released http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tony http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-153351 Tony Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:57:01 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-153351 What are the command line arguments to use with SyncToy from Microsoft? I have searched and can not find any reference. The white paper does not mention that there are. If you could share with me the syntx or switches greatly appreciate. What are the command line arguments to use with SyncToy from Microsoft? I have searched and can not find any reference. The white paper does not mention that there are. If you could share with me the syntx or switches greatly appreciate.

]]> By: Cuong http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-3986 Cuong Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-3986 Ed, So what is the verdic on your "second look" on Allway Sync? Please keep the saga continue...Cuong Ed, So what is the verdic on your “second look” on Allway Sync? Please keep the saga continue…Cuong

]]> By: Phillip Molly Malone http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2567 Phillip Molly Malone Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:15:08 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2567 Hey Ed, Did you have another look at Allway Sync? What did you think? Molly Hey Ed,
Did you have another look at Allway Sync?
What did you think?
Molly

]]> By: Phillip Molly Malone http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2461 Phillip Molly Malone Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2461 It does have a big let down in that it hasn't got a good autoSyncing story like something like Allway Sync (also free for personal use). Check out my review <a href="http://mollyzine-podcasting.blogspot.com/2005/08/allway-sync-perfect-sync-tool-for.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. TIA Molly It does have a big let down in that it hasn’t got a good autoSyncing story like something like Allway Sync (also free for personal use). Check out my review here.

TIA
Molly

]]> By: Hubert Kay http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2462 Hubert Kay Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2462 Walt's review deals with tools that sync files between different computers across the Internet. SyncToy doesn't do that. Walt’s review deals with tools that sync files between different computers across the Internet. SyncToy doesn’t do that.

]]> By: Ed Bott http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2463 Ed Bott Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2463 Molly, I looked at Allway Sync a while back and found it way too difficult to use. It may have improved since then, so I'll take another look. Meanwhile, you should do the same with SyncToy. The ability to automate a sync operation was one of the specific changes Microsoft made between the first release (which you reviewed) and the final release. Hubert, that's a good point and I'll update the post to reflect your observation. Molly, I looked at Allway Sync a while back and found it way too difficult to use. It may have improved since then, so I’ll take another look. Meanwhile, you should do the same with SyncToy. The ability to automate a sync operation was one of the specific changes Microsoft made between the first release (which you reviewed) and the final release.

Hubert, that’s a good point and I’ll update the post to reflect your observation.

]]> By: Phillip Molly Malone http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2464 Phillip Molly Malone Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2464 Hi Ed, Downloaded it and had a quick look and couldn't see an easy optin for the scheduled/auto syncing (I didn't uninstall the beta so there could be a problem with this)? Do you mean the help topic on scheduling? If you do, your going to wet yourself when you see the options in the current version of Allway Sync. Also I didn't find the interface that tricky, although I would conceed that the SyncToy is a more intitive interface, but the Allway one is rather simple once you find the options menu. TIA Molly Hi Ed,
Downloaded it and had a quick look and couldn’t see an easy optin for the scheduled/auto syncing (I didn’t uninstall the beta so there could be a problem with this)? Do you mean the help topic on scheduling?

If you do, your going to wet yourself when you see the options in the current version of Allway Sync. Also I didn’t find the interface that tricky, although I would conceed that the SyncToy is a more intitive interface, but the Allway one is rather simple once you find the options menu.

TIA
Molly

]]> By: Ed Bott http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2465 Ed Bott Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2465 Yes, the Help topic was added to make auto-syncing more discoverable. I don't find it all that difficult to set up a scheduled task, but it sounds like I should take another look at Allway Sync. Thanks for the pointer. Yes, the Help topic was added to make auto-syncing more discoverable. I don’t find it all that difficult to set up a scheduled task, but it sounds like I should take another look at Allway Sync. Thanks for the pointer.

]]> By: Alex Barnett blog http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=978&cpage=1#comment-2466 Alex Barnett blog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=978#comment-2466 <strong>SyncToy for Windows XP, free download</strong> Major Nelson spotted this free new SyncToy PowerToy at Microsoft.com's Download Center. I've just... SyncToy for Windows XP, free download

Major Nelson spotted this free new SyncToy PowerToy at Microsoft.com’s Download Center.
I’ve just…

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