Help from Mac users: synchronizing files

[Edson]

i have 4 networked macs and sometimes several people are working on the same project. my problem: i would like to create a folder on each one whose content would be always be the same. that is, it would be synchronized from time to time.

now, there is a microsoft app called foldershare that does that via internet but it does not work that well: the connection among the machines falls all the time and it does funny things to the files it synchronizes.

has anyone heard of a similar app for mac that really works? can the system do that?

[kdjanz]

http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?arch=all&keywords=sync&os=macosx

is a search I did to look for software - too many items as a result. You could also do something clever with folder actions and Automator. Here is one from Apple http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/syncfolders.html that you can customize.

A better solution might be to get a NAS - Network Attached Storage - a smart hard drive that sits on your network for everyone to use. http://www.bad-seed.org/dwelling/2007/03/notes-on-nas-and-mac-os-x/ is a nice intro. Having all your files in one place helps to enforce office standards and makes back up a lot easier. Our office works that way - personal files sit on your hard drive while ALL client files sit on the NAS and get backed up off site daily.

Kelly

[Edson]

thanks, kelly. i will look into that.