Read-only briefcase?

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Kooky45

Can I create a briefcase in Win2000 that won't synchronise any changes
to the briefcase files back to the original files? I.e. if there is a
change to the original file I want it synced to my local briefcase
copy, but anything I do to the local copy won't get copied back but
will instead get copied over by the original file. This is because I
need to carry around and read files owned by other people but I don't
want any danger of me accidentally changing or deleting them during a
sync. In short, I need a way to keep an exact copy of a network share
folder that I can quickly and automatically update on my laptop(like a
backup) that I can read any time but can't change unless I change the
orignal file on the share then sync back to my laptop.

I thought I could just set the permissions to the briefcase and all
its files to read-only, but I'm worried this will set all the files on
the orignal share to read-only when I next sync.

Thanks,

Ken
 
Don't use Briefcase for this - it isn't very sophisticated and can't do what
you want to the best of my knowledge. Try www.centered.com - SecondCopy 2000
can do syncs, one way copies w/overwrite, etc - it's very nice, cheap, and
has a fully functional 30-day eval.
 
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