RE: Access from two computers

Thank you JS,
 
I believe that I managed the experiment that you suggested, adapting along the way. The last request however puzzles me:
 

 
Eric
 
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: October-02-15 5:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [eccopro] Access from two computers
 
  
>>Ecco has a complex way of synchronizing files ...
>>if I remember correctly it slowed down the system because it constantly updated files. 
 
Probably the load on the system is not so significant, in any case it’s a drop in the ocean if compared with video streaming. 
 
>>It is also not simple to set it up.
 
It’s not very complicated:
1 With your original file (file.eco) being opened go to File|Create Synchronized Copy... (rename home.eco to something more informative, e.g. file_copy.eco) by default the copy will be created in the same folder where the original file is located
2 In addition to the copy (file_copy.eco) two additional files will be created file.ECB and file.ECG
3 Close your file (file.eco)
4 Move file.ECB and file.ECG to your network drive (USB key)
5 Open the original file.eco, go to File|Properties and enter there the path to the file.ECG
6 Move the copy (file_copy.eco) to another computer and repeat step 5 with it too.
 
Do experiment with a dummy file first, and keep backups.
 
Regards,
JS
 
From: mailto:[email protected] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 06:06
To: [email protected] 
Subject: [eccopro] Access from two computers
  
I am looking for the most efficient way for accessing an ecco file from two computers on a wifi network.
 
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.
 
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.
 
I have also used Dropbox, but then the back-ups would only be functional on one of the computers, or in another Dropbox folder.
 
Can you please indicate if there is a simpler way?
 
Thank you,
 
Eric Stern
[email protected]