beginner trying to use briefcase

[magpiefound]

i'm having a thickheaded moment figuring out how to set up briefcase. i'm
using it b/c i have folders of files on my laptop and desktop, which i add to
on both and would like to keep in sync. both are running vista.

am i understanding the steps?
setup a briefcase on the desktop
add in folders i would like to put on the laptop
drag that briefcase onto the laptop
is that it? those files will then be available when i am away from my
network? and from then on, i just hit sync whenever i add the new work and it
will sync up the other computer?

sorry for the dumbbell question!

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

i'm having a thickheaded moment figuring out how to set up briefcase. i'm
using it b/c i have folders of files on my laptop and desktop, which i add
to
on both and would like to keep in sync. both are running vista.

am i understanding the steps?
setup a briefcase on the desktop
add in folders i would like to put on the laptop
drag that briefcase onto the laptop
is that it? those files will then be available when i am away from my
network? and from then on, i just hit sync whenever i add the new work and
it
will sync up the other computer?

sorry for the dumbbell question!

Yeah, you seem to have got it, although I have not used Briefcase for many
years. I used it back in the days of Zip disks, when I was a student.

I think it's just in Vista for people that are used to it. SyncToy would be
a more modern equivalent. There is a beta of the second version available
as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyncToy

ss.

 

[magpiefound]

thank you! i'll check it out right now.

Yeah, you seem to have got it, although I have not used Briefcase for many
years. I used it back in the days of Zip disks, when I was a student.

I think it's just in Vista for people that are used to it. SyncToy would be
a more modern equivalent. There is a beta of the second version available
as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyncToy

ss.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

thank you! i'll check it out right now.

Briefcase is good if you were moving stuff around on a Zip disk, or floppy
disk, or even a flash drive, but with networked computers, SyncToy makes
more sense.

ss.

 

[magpiefound]

i just read all about it- it sounds like exactly what i'm looking for- thank
you again!