Server file syn

If I'm understanding you correctly, you would like the files on both servers to remain perfectly in sync, but with the files able to be edited at the same time on either server. I'm a bit familiar with this, because I work for an engineering firm that also does CAD work and has offices in separate geographical locations, and we've wrestled with the same issue.

If my understanding of what you're trying to achieve is accurate, I don't think that DFS-R is going to be an acceptable solution for you, because DFS-R works on a "last writer wins" basis.

Assume that a user at Site A has a file open from that site's server, while at the same time a user at Site B has the same file open from that site's server. The user at Site A makes some changes to the file, then saves and closes the file. The user at Site B also makes changes to the file, but saves and closes the file ten minutes after the user at Site A did so.

Also note that DFS-R cannot replicate files until they are closed. In our situation, we do use DFS-R, but generally only use it to bring files back to our main site for backup purposes.

We have site-specific folders for each site. Most of the time, users work on files that are located at their own sites, but for "cross-site" work, they need to open the files over a WAN link, which is much slower. This has admittedly caused some performance problems for us, but it's something that we've just learned to deal with along with trying to throw more bandwidth at the system. You may also want to investigate to see if Windows Server's BranchCache feature may be of use to you.

You could look into other alternatives, such as PeerLock or ProjectWise , but those sorts of solution can be pricey at least, they were too pricey for us to adopt. All of these are point in me in the right direction.

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Dsynchronize works well but still has some shortcomings. For example: If a large number of folders changed in a few minutes, it can not sync correctly. Don't worry too much and I'll introduce two working methods to automatic sync local folder to network drive. Thus, you will never miss any changes of your files. Here you will learn 2 useful methods to sync folder to network drive.

Usually, it's simpler and supports many useful features. For IT technicians, try Robocopy. With it, you can sync files to network drive automatically with help of its Schedule Sync feature, including Daily, Weekly, Monthly frequency.

Also, you can use Event triggers, USB plug in. For sync solutions, you can choose to sync files from local drive to network drive with its Basic Sync, Real-Time Sync to sync files in real-time , Mirror Sync to avoid newly added or any modifications in the destination. Also, you can sync files between them with Two- Way Sync, especially useful for changes made later. Besides, it still support sync files to external hard drive, flash drive, cloud drive like OneDrive, etc.

Now, let's have a closer look at Windows sync folders to network drive. Step 2. In this window, you need to do two steps sequentially. Then you are supposed to select your network drive as your destination path. At last, double-click to open network drive and select any folder you want to sync. If there is no shared folder on your network drive, you will not see any folder.