Comments on: Synchronize Files on a Remote Network with WHS http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/ A server for the people !!! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: UPDATED: Synchronize Files on a Remote Network with WHS « MS Windows Home Server http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-11568 UPDATED: Synchronize Files on a Remote Network with WHS « MS Windows Home Server Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:20:38 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-11568 [...] in May we published a tutorial on how to synchronize files that are not located on your network using Windows Home [...] [...] in May we published a tutorial on how to synchronize files that are not located on your network using Windows Home [...]

]]> By: Peter http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-11564 Peter Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:50:10 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-11564 I made an update of this tutorial at the Forum of this site, the changes are to support the (apparently) newer version of FolderShare and to get it running automatically as a service, without the need to start the service each time through the advance admin console as Chris said on July 4th. http://mswhs.freeforums.org/updated-foldershare-beta-on-whs-t480.html I made an update of this tutorial at the Forum of this site, the changes are to support the (apparently) newer version of FolderShare and to get it running automatically as a service, without the need to start the service each time through the advance admin console as Chris said on July 4th.

http://mswhs.freeforums.org/updated-foldershare-beta-on-whs-t480.html

]]> By: JungleDisk as Service on Windows Server 2003 - Readed By Wrocław NUG members - Wroc.NET http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10707 JungleDisk as Service on Windows Server 2003 - Readed By Wrocław NUG members - Wroc.NET Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:01:03 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10707 [...] Running FolderShare as a Service (same steps required for JungleDisk as for FolderShare!) [...] [...] Running FolderShare as a Service (same steps required for JungleDisk as for FolderShare!) [...]

]]> By: JungleDisk as Service on Windows Server 2003 : Steve Smith's Blog http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10703 JungleDisk as Service on Windows Server 2003 : Steve Smith's Blog Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:01:00 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10703 [...] Running FolderShare as a Service (same steps required for JungleDisk as for FolderShare!) [...] [...] Running FolderShare as a Service (same steps required for JungleDisk as for FolderShare!) [...]

]]> By: chris http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10399 chris Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:33:13 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-10399 im not running it as a service but the only thing that allows me to run it without being logged in is advance admin console if i reboot the server all i gotta do is login once and start the foldershare service through advance admin console add in and then close the home server console then i double check the foldershare website to see that the server is running foldershare im not running it as a service but the only thing that allows me to run it without being logged in is
advance admin console
if i reboot the server all i gotta do is login once and start the foldershare service through advance admin console add in and then close the home server console then i double check the foldershare website to see that the server is running foldershare

]]> By: soidhg http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9770 soidhg Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:24:49 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9770 It's 'Mac', not 'MAC'. One is the name of a computer, the other is an acronym for networking, hence the capitalisation. It’s ‘Mac’, not ‘MAC’. One is the name of a computer, the other is an acronym for networking, hence the capitalisation.

]]> By: Dave http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9757 Dave Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:28:35 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9757 Roughly translated: "You may or may not have problems running this completely optional and free 3rd party piece of software on your Windows Home Server for reasons that have nothing to do with Windows Home Server, therefore, don't buy Windows Home Server!" Outstanding logic, there, Mel. Roughly translated: “You may or may not have problems running this completely optional and free 3rd party piece of software on your Windows Home Server for reasons that have nothing to do with Windows Home Server, therefore, don’t buy Windows Home Server!”

Outstanding logic, there, Mel.

]]> By: Aaron http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9756 Aaron Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:23:38 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9756 @Mel Gorman - Do you have any idea what you're talking about or did you just cut and paste that? I think it's the latter. @Mel Gorman -

Do you have any idea what you’re talking about or did you just cut and paste that? I think it’s the latter.

]]> By: Mel Gorman http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9746 Mel Gorman Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:41:39 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9746 Windows Home Server users prove once again how WHS is buggy. broken and NOT ready for the public: 1) you can’t run a Windows Service with Interactive Desktop support if you want that service to access the Internet; 2) Windows won’t let this happen. So this means you should never click the service properties checkbox to make Foldershare interactive with the desktop. 3) Second, because you are running Foldershare as a service you will receive an error during your login indicating that Foldershare is already running. Ignore this error!" Don't waste your time, effort and money on WHS folks! Windows Home Server users prove once again how WHS is buggy. broken and NOT ready for the public:

1) you can’t run a Windows Service with Interactive Desktop support if you want that service to access the Internet;

2) Windows won’t let this happen. So this means you should never click the service properties checkbox to make Foldershare interactive with the desktop.

3) Second, because you are running Foldershare as a service you will receive an error during your login indicating that Foldershare is already running. Ignore this error!”

Don’t waste your time, effort and money on WHS folks!

]]> By: Andrew Wheeler http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9685 Andrew Wheeler Fri, 30 May 2008 15:29:39 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9685 Hey, I don't think the above instructions will work for the latest version of FolderShare. MS seems to have moved the binary to, oddly enough, C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\FolderShare\FolderShare.exe. So I think the paths would need to change. Hey, I don’t think the above instructions will work for the latest version of FolderShare.

MS seems to have moved the binary to, oddly enough, C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\FolderShare\FolderShare.exe. So I think the paths would need to change.

]]> By: Andrew Wheeler http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9683 Andrew Wheeler Fri, 30 May 2008 15:21:09 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9683 Andrew J, W/rt DE corruption, I added a drive to my WHS, but *didn't* add it to the Drive Extender pool. I then shared a few folders on the drive. I use these non-DE shares for all "live", changing files: e.g., OneNote notebooks, FolderShare folders, etc. For important stuff (e.g., my OneNote notebooks) I've automated a nightly backup to a DE share. I use Beyond Compare to perform my backups, and have it set to do a full binary compare -and-overwrite of my DE'd share w/ the "live", non-DE share. That way, if the DE *were* to corrupt a file then it would only be for one day. (Note I think there's better backup tools - it's just what I have available.) So I'm putatively safe from Drive Extender bugs, and have triple-backup of important files. (Well, quad+ backup if you include JungleDisk to Amazon S3.). Andrew J,

W/rt DE corruption, I added a drive to my WHS, but *didn’t* add it to the Drive Extender pool. I then shared a few folders on the drive. I use these non-DE shares for all “live”, changing files: e.g., OneNote notebooks, FolderShare folders, etc. For important stuff (e.g., my OneNote notebooks) I’ve automated a nightly backup to a DE share. I use Beyond Compare to perform my backups, and have it set to do a full binary compare -and-overwrite of my DE’d share w/ the “live”, non-DE share. That way, if the DE *were* to corrupt a file then it would only be for one day. (Note I think there’s better backup tools – it’s just what I have available.)

So I’m putatively safe from Drive Extender bugs, and have triple-backup of important files. (Well, quad+ backup if you include JungleDisk to Amazon S3.).

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9644 Andrew Johnson Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:20 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9644 Live Mesh integration would be wonderful...but there's no Server 2003 version yet. I still await an answer on Drive Extender and Foldershare...I am very tempted to try this, but don't want to risk a data catastrophe. Live Mesh integration would be wonderful…but there’s no Server 2003 version yet.

I still await an answer on Drive Extender and Foldershare…I am very tempted to try this, but don’t want to risk a data catastrophe.

]]> By: Andrew http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9630 Andrew Tue, 27 May 2008 21:57:00 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9630 Live Mesh and Windows Home Server - this is the way forward. Talk to me. Live Mesh and Windows Home Server – this is the way forward. Talk to me.

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9629 Andrew Johnson Tue, 27 May 2008 21:35:17 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9629 Can I reiterate the question about how to configure this without risking Drive Extender problems? Can I reiterate the question about how to configure this without risking Drive Extender problems?

]]> By: David Clark http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9626 David Clark Tue, 27 May 2008 17:06:21 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9626 Why not just run the program at startup using a scheduled task, much easier, thats what I do (you just supply the user id/password in the scheduled task) Dave Why not just run the program at startup using a scheduled task, much easier, thats what I do (you just supply the user id/password in the scheduled task)

Dave

]]> By: Lucas http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9623 Lucas Tue, 27 May 2008 14:45:49 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9623 How did you configure FolderShare on WHS? MS suggests strongly against accessing shares directly con d:\shares, but FolderShare will not work with network shares. Did you map the network shares to drive letters? I think network shares are mapped for logged users, so I don't think this will work for a service. How did you configure FolderShare on WHS? MS suggests strongly against accessing shares directly con d:\shares, but FolderShare will not work with network shares. Did you map the network shares to drive letters? I think network shares are mapped for logged users, so I don’t think this will work for a service.

]]> By: Bob Crook http://mswhs.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9622 Bob Crook Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:47 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/synchronize-files-on-a-remote-network-with-whs/#comment-9622 Anyone setup a sync process between Windows Home Servers? Am looking to setup in July three WHSes in the UK and would love to be able to sync all with my two WHSes in the US. Anyone setup a sync process between Windows Home Servers? Am looking to setup in July three WHSes in the UK and would love to be able to sync all with my two WHSes in the US.

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