SyncToy and Vista

[Colin]

Has anyone here tried running SyncToy under Windows Vista? I know it's a
"use at your own risk" kind of product, but was hoping someone may be able
to help me solve my problem.

I have no issues running it under Windows XP.

It works for some folders on my Vista machine.

For any network folders on a Novell NetWare server, I cannot sync them to a
Windows Vista machine using SyncToy. I can copy the files to the Vista
machine. I can also sync them to a Windows XP machine. But I cannot sync
them to Vista.

I get a string of I/O errors when I try with SyncToy 1.4. I receive no
errors, but files of 0 bytes, in SyncToy 2.0 Beta.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,
Colin

 

[Julian]

I've been using SyncToy 1.4 on Vista without problems since I discovered it
(~6 months now), syncing to mapped network drives (LINUX powered NAS
devices), USB devices and to an encrypted-
file-on-iSCSI-on-NAS-mounted-as-a-drive (Steganos Safe)...

Other than that... maybe you should try microsoft.public.windowsxp.photos as
that's the nominal group for SyncToy

 

[Colin]

Hmm, maybe it's something specific with Novell Netware's Vista client, but I
can copy files without problem...

I'll check the windowsxp.photo group as you suggest.

Any thoughts where to find a NetWare on Vista newsgroup?

Cheers,
Colin

 

[Steve Thackery]

I realise this won't help your problem, but to answer your question: yes,
I've been running SyncToy under Vista for months. It's working flawlessly.
You must make sure you download the Vista-compatible version (which I think
is 1.4).

SteveT

 

[Daddy Tadpole]

I didn't see the original post, but couldn't get SyncToy to work until a
very recent download (version 2.0.0.0 beta).

While on the subjet, I'd really like an application that can handle several
directories within a single configuration. At present, you need a separate
run for each folder pair.

Regards

 

[Steve Thackery]

While on the subjet, I'd really like an application that can handle

several directories within a single configuration. At present, you need a
separate run for each folder pair.

Hmmm....... I don't think I understand the problem. I simply choose the
top level folder I'm interested in (in my case, c:\users\username) and then
select and deselect the folders beneath it as appropriate. In my case I
select all my real data (Documents, Pictures, et al), but deselect all the
application data folders.

In other words, it doesn't just back up one folder at a time, it backs up an
entire folder tree.

Or have I misunderstood your point?

SteveT