There’s nothing inherently wrong with Dropbox, Google Drive, or whatever popular service you use to back files up to the cloud and keep them synchronized between your multiple desktops and laptops.

You can buy specific software to sync your files and folders, but it may not offer the flexibility you need. A good PowerShell script, however, can help you build a custom solution that meets all your ...

On each machine that you want to share files, enter a directory of your choice, then run a command to clone the repository in ...

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Last time, we saw why WAN Optimization won over WAFS. This time we’ll take a look at how distributed replicated file services compared to WAN Optimization as alternatives looking backwards, as well as ...

Dropbox today released Smart Sync, its tool that allows users to access files stored online in Dropbox accounts automatically on a desktop without having the file stored locally. Previously dubbed ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. The ...

Taking back ownership of your data is rough. I’ve been trying to de-Google my life for almost a year, and I still haven’t mastered it. I still need my Google account and Gmail address to use my ...

Google announced its plans to transition users of its consumer file syncing desktop service, Backup and Sync, onto a new unified app that both consumers and business clients can use called Drive for ...

Every Team you create includes some Channels. These channels resemble tasks or initiatives you create within your Team. In loose terms, these channels represent sub-folders in a larger folder (Team).

So I'm wanting to switch to KeePassXC, however I obviously want to sync the DB file between my devices automatically. I thought about using GDrive, but decided I don't want to for this. So, trying to ...

This should be the year your organization looks to dump its consumer file-sharing software. Don’t get me wrong — many of those services are great for individuals, but they’re not really suitable for ...