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Clone your local project folder to a network share

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:18:50 GMT

Not using Vault here, but we like to work on projects from our local HDD's. It is faster. We also have a server where all projects are copied to. Does anyone use a software that keeps the server copy in sync with your local folder modifications?

Copy your local modifications to the server at noon & the end of the day will do.

Pro's and cons I might not aware of?

Many Thanks

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

Frederick_Law — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:54:02 GMT

I use FreeFileSync.

Setup a task to run it every night.

I also keep 5 days (Moo-Fri) 'backup' on a second HD.

The program will only copy files that are different so it won't waste time and network bandwidth copying same files over and over.

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

mcgyvr — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:49:15 GMT

We used to do the same and would use RoboCopy to maintain sync on the server..

We set it to run each day after close of business..

A batch file had the robocopy command line stuff in it and task scheduler was used on that specific computer to run that script and to update the copy of that file on the server or add any new files,etc...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:41:39 GMT

used to...?

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

mcgyvr — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:59:40 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

used to...?

It "used to" just be me as the sole Inventor user so working from a local drive was something that was doable.... Now we have 2 new Engineers and local drives doesn't work well for how we delegate the workload,etc... so we are all working off the shared drive again with plans to implement Vault in the near future..

Technically we could still all be working local and push updates each night but I'm afraid that in the future as they are better trained and free to work without me monitoring them that problems may arise and I'd rather not continue the local process..

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:19:07 GMT

I will be happy to hear about your Vault adventures... What stops me is to give it all in hands of a (sql?) database. Links instead of folders with aim's and ipt's. It might be ungrounded worries though.

Re: Clone your local project folder to a network share

Frederick_Law — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:35:06 GMT

Vault keep files local and maintain sync while everyone working on the files.

Setup properly, local folder structure doesn't change.