Sync Menu files from server to client

[Steve_Bennett]

Any suggestions on syncronizing files? I want to keep all customization files (for autocad) on the client machine with a master set on the server. Is there a software that can handle doing this? Or would I be better off generating a .exe file to install customization files to the user machine. Some files might be located directly under C:\custom\Content or inside the current user dos & settings appdata folders.

(I know I could simply keep all files on the server, but this introduces certain issues when deploying autocad to laptops & expecting them to work offline with no connectivity to the server or installs on employees home computers that have no network connectivity. At least this is the case at this particular location.)

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Try plugging the following search criteria into the forum search facility...

Key Word(s): RoboCopy

Have a good one, Mike

[Steve_Bennett]

Hi

Try plugging the following search criteria into the forum search facility...

Key Word(s): RoboCopy

Have a good one, Mike

+1

Thanks bro!

[Augi Doggie]

Hi

Try plugging the following search criteria into the forum search facility...

Key Word(s): RoboCopy

Have a good one, Mike

Brother Steve, weird De ja vu here. I just suggested today that someone else in the CAD Standards also look this up, try SyncToy and XXcopy as well as the Robocopy.

I would love for someone to try them out and give us feedback.

[Jordan Truesdell]

Do you need actual synchronization, or just an update to the local machine from the server?

If all that is necessary is to copy the most current setup from the server to the client, you could set up an xcopy "shortcut" to put in the client start menu, or make it a batch file and run it with the scheduler (if you have people who stay logged in for days/weeks at a time). A batch file might be better, whether its run from the start menu or scheduler - you can put the batch file on the server and just call it from the client. That way you can change it if it needs to be changed. The downside to the remote batch is that the files need to be in the same place on each client.


I actually need a sync program, but for the time being I'm getting along with xcopy. Here's what I use:

%windir%\system32\xcopy.exe k:\*.* f:\TEI /d/y/s

It copies everything from the k:\ drive on the server (persistent map) to my local f:\TEI directory. The options I use are

/d - copies only files which are newer on the server
/y - supresses overwrite confirmation
/s - copies subdirectories (but not empty ones)

you might like to add
/e - copies even empty subdirectories
/k - copies attributes (if you need to make certain files stay read-only on the client)

go to the command line and type xcopy /? for a full list of switches.