Re: Access from two computers

Or, in place of Dropbox, consider using BitTorrent Sync.

Bill


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--- At 08:26 PM 2015-09-29, David Chilcott wrote:
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>Dropbox works fine. The backup files will sync as will the main file when you close it. You no longer need to use the built in ecco sync. 
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>--- On Sep 30, 2015 4:06 PM, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] wrote:
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>I am looking for the most efficient way for accessing an ecco file from two computers on a wifi network.
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>A USB key on my router contains the file. However I cannot access it on a computer if it is open on the other one. I suppose one approach is to never leave a computer while the file is open.
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>Ecco has a complex way of synchronizing files. I had used it many years ago, but if I remember correctly it slowed down the system because it constantly updated files. It is also not simple to set it up.
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>I have also used Dropbox, but then the back-ups would only be functional on one of the computers, or in another Dropbox folder.
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>Can you please indicate if there is a simpler way?
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>Thank you,
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>Eric Stern
><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
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