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Synchronize the user folder between Macs via FileVault
Authored by: heathpitts on Jun 16, '06 08:00:14AM
I do basically the same thing using FolderShare. http://www.foldershare.com. the only difference is that it is done automatically while you are online. The computers can still be encrypted using filevault.

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Synchronize the user folder between Macs via FileVault
Authored by: bradleyd1971 on Jun 17, '06 08:54:08AM

Call me silly, but I switched to the Mac to get away from MS...

I don't like the idea of using any of their software that is going to open ports on my computer so that files can be transferred over the Internet. Even if your machines are both behind a NAT router/firewall, you still have to contact the Foldershare servers to login.

If this software was from any other company, I might consider it... but I don't trust any Internet aware software that MS develops.



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Synchronize the user folder between Macs via FileVault
Authored by: heathpitts on Jun 19, '06 09:28:33AM

That's cool if you feel that way. I was just posting an easy and free solution. Seems a lot easier for most people than the other solutions on here.

MS didn't actually develop the software, they just bought the company. I was using them before MS bought them. It was a pay service at the time and I actually got a refund from MS on the money I had paid.



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Synchronize the user folder between Macs via FileVault
Authored by: drtofu on Nov 13, '07 08:19:25PM

I also use foldershare and have been very happy with it. I believe it's not yet compatible with Leopard's new .mac preference syncing, but it works fine if that option's left off or if you don't use .mac.



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Synchronize the user folder between Macs via FileVault
Authored by: drtofu on Nov 26, '07 10:39:17PM

Actually, it seems to be working fine with .mac syncing. I had read differently, but I've been running it fine on several machines for a week now syncing my documents folder and my itunes library and it seems to be working perfectly.



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