Synchronizing isn't actually Sync'ing anything

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FP2003

I got a new computer so I uploaded my web changes from the old one, then
opened the site directly on the new PC and published it down to my HDD. I
used the Synchronize option which basically downloaded everything. I've also
done this and left it as Local to Remote and it did the same thing below.

So now I open up the local version and make some modification. I go to
Publish the site and every single file says CONFLICT. All the dates and
times are the same on the local drive as the server (obviously since I just
downloaded them) for all the unchanged files and yet every single one says
Conflict. Now FP wants to reupload the entire site which would take forever.

I can choose Ignore and Continue but why is it doing this in the first
place? I've tried both the "Compare source and destination sites" and the
"Use source timestamps" to determine what has changed and they both don't
work right.

It's really annoying.

THanks.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You need to do a full publish first.

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[Thomas A. Rowe]

Since you publish from the remote to your PC, you should have select to publish change pages only
back to the server, then if want run the Compare function.

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[Thomas A. Rowe]

I don't have access to FP2003 at the moment, but if you made change to items in a shared border or
themes, etc. this would impact every page using those components, so FP would see this as conflict.

There is a option to sync local and remote copy, I believe on the Publishing dialog.

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

Before you open FP delete any web cache files (which may be corrupted)
In Windows Explorer Find and delete all hidden *.web files
Usually in %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache

Open FP and in Remote Web site view in your Remote Web Site Properties (Publishing tab) do you have Changes set for Determine
Changes by comparing source & destination sites
The publish from Local to Remote
- the conflicts should be removed

Note:
some online server clocks are out of sync so you may still get conflict of the dates

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| When I published back to the server I DID say Changed Pages Only. However it
| still said every single file was a conflict.
|
| What's the COmpare function? Would that make it realize that the pages ar
| ethe same without me having to reupload the entire site? If so, that'd be
| great.
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > Since you publish from the remote to your PC, you should have select to publish change pages only
| > back to the server, then if want run the Compare function.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| >
| > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > ==============================================
| > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >
| > | > > So even though I did a full publish from the web down to my computer, I still
| > > need to then do another full publish from my computer back up to the website?
| > >
| > > That seems like it should be classified as a bug. Especially when the
| > > option specificaly says to Compare the two sites to see what's different. If
| > > the file names, sizes, dates, times, etc are the same, that should mean it
| > > just doesn't publish them.
| > >
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > > > You need to do a full publish first.
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > ==============================================
| > > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > > > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| > > >
| > > > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > > > ==============================================
| > > > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| > > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > FP2003
| > > > >
| > > > > I got a new computer so I uploaded my web changes from the old one, then
| > > > > opened the site directly on the new PC and published it down to my HDD. I
| > > > > used the Synchronize option which basically downloaded everything. I've also
| > > > > done this and left it as Local to Remote and it did the same thing below.
| > > > >
| > > > > So now I open up the local version and make some modification. I go to
| > > > > Publish the site and every single file says CONFLICT. All the dates and
| > > > > times are the same on the local drive as the server (obviously since I just
| > > > > downloaded them) for all the unchanged files and yet every single one says
| > > > > Conflict. Now FP wants to reupload the entire site which would take forever.
| > > > >
| > > > > I can choose Ignore and Continue but why is it doing this in the first
| > > > > place? I've tried both the "Compare source and destination sites" and the
| > > > > "Use source timestamps" to determine what has changed and they both don't
| > > > > work right.
| > > > >
| > > > > It's really annoying.
| > > > >
| > > > > THanks.
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| >
| >
| >