Re: Folder sync; semantic problems

de Terry 06/25/2006 12:38

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:38:50 -0700, <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote:

>I'm having a difficult time understanding what "synchronization" means. I
>know that it means that 2 folders are to be the same. But there are several
>ways to make 2 folders identical. You can subtract from A until it's like
>B, or add to B until it's like A--or a little of both. What I want to do is
>make B look just like A in every respect, ...

All of the folder synchronization programs have configuration options
that let you do any of the above.

> including any changes in sub-folder titles.

Except they can't recognize a change in sub-folder names or file names
and actually do a rename.

For example, if you configure to "make B look like A", and then change
the name of a file/folder in A, it will copy the "new" (actually
renamed) file/folder from A to B, and delete the old file/folder from
B. This has the desired result, it just results in more copying.

Terry