Questions tagged [sync]
Questions about syncing with various protocols and services, as well as between devices: Examples include Ubuntu One, Contacts/Calendar/Mail syncing, and Dropbox for software, and between devices, syncing between Android and iOS are prime examples.
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How can I keep recent messages in Thunderbird without deleting them from the server?
I've just started using Thunderbird instead of web mail because I'd like the ability to view and send emails offline.
I currently have it connected to Gmail using IMAP, but in order to sync I have to ...
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syncronizing with unison on ubuntu
I'm trying to sync two ubuntu machines using unison. Unfortunately the documentation for this program is not terribly helpful. Also there doesn't seem to be an established forum. So I'm ...
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Keeping files that are often changed in sync between desktop and laptop
I'm looking for a way to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync. What I want to keep in sync are some folders, mainly ~/Documents, that are changed often when working on them.
If it matters I can ...
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I switched to a Debian desktop, how can I download my notes from Ubuntu One acct?
I have Tomboy Notes on my Debian desktop. I would like to download my backed up notes at my Ubuntu One acct. I can login, but don't know how to download all my notes (about 80)
I don't need to make ...
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Note taking software with Android sync
I am looking for some notetaking software that has a tree structure in the management of notes and folders. That is, I look for a software that can create multiple notes within a database file. Where ...
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How to synchronize bookmarks in Google Chrome between Ubuntu and Windows
I dual boot my system with windows and Ubuntu. when i bookmark a page in Windows (in Google Chrome), it doesn't show up when i open chrome in Ubuntu. I have already logged in to the Chrome with my ...
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How does Ubuntu One know when to automatically sync files?
I am curious about how Ubuntu One automatic file sync works under the hood. When I add or change a file in my file manager, how does it know that the change occurred and it needs to sync it? This will ...
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Time sync between ubuntu and windows
Iam working as a linux admin. In our company we are using a ubuntu server with windows clients. The time in each clients are not same. Is it possible to sync time from ubuntu server with the windows ...
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Dual boot- updating a folder from home partition in Dropbox or Ubuntuone?
I have a dual boot system with Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8 in perfect harmony. I have installed in windows an application so that I can mount the home (ext4) partition in windows. I am using Windows 8 ...
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Can I migrate a tor hiddenservice from one user/PC to another?
Is there a way to migrate the hidden service from one PC to another?
I have tried to put hiddenservice folder with host and private key in another tor, but got this error:
Dec 24 00:11:38.793 [warn] ...
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Subfolders not syncing in Ubuntu One
I've set a folder to sync, which has two subfolders, each of which has many subfolders as well. The main directory (the one I've set to sync) has synced onto my other computer but is devoid of its ...
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Synchronizing Contacts and Bookmarks in Ubuntu One Failure
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 with all upgrades. Ubuntu One will sync files very good but it will not sync the contacts or bookmarks. I have done the troubleshooting steps of removing all mention of couchdb ...
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How can I make a console window only appear if the command I'm running produces output? [closed]
I run the following at regular intervals in order to sync my laptop with my desktop. When there's nothing to do, and therefore no output from unison, i want it to complete silently; when there's ...
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How can I sync my Ubuntu One music to an mp3 player?
Is there a way to automatically sync just my Ubuntu One music (and not the rest of my Music Library) to my Sansa Fuze mp3 player?
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Home directory on external drive
I have two (K)Ubuntu-computers in two different homes. I want them to share the user directory, however.
The optimum would be to have a local user profile on my hard drive and one on my external ...
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iPod touch not syncing - ubuntu 16.04
After upgrading to ubuntu 16.04 I can no longer sync my iPod touch (MC008FD, 3rd generation, 32 GB - yes, I know it's an old model, but I really like that one) with Rhythmbox. The device is simply ...
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Dropbox won't start on ubuntu 14.04; overwrites autostart entry
I noticed recently that my dropbox was no longer running on startup (the icon no longer appeared in the tray at top right, and nothing was syncing.)
In Startup Applications, dropbox is selected, with ...
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What are Ubuntu One conflicts and how do I resolve them?
Sometimes there appear files with the .conflict extension on the folders synchronized with Ubuntu One. Why does that happen and what should I do with the conflicts?
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Is it possible to recuperate a file overwritten by Ubuntu One?
I had an .odt file which was synced via Ubuntu One. I made changes on the file on my Ubuntu Computer. To check whether the file was synced I opened it on my Windows computer. It was not synced, but ...
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How do I install synce?
I was trying to install synce on ubuntu 11.10. It is used to sync windows mobile phones 5/6 using activeSync. So far I have managed to setup a a connection between the computer and my windows phone.(i....
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Can I synchronise my BlackBerry 9700 Bold with Ubuntu One?
Can I synchronise my BlackBerry 9700 Bold with Ubuntu One?
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Will there be an Ubuntu One sync extension for the Opera browser?
Since Opera now support extensions and I use it for my daily use (great integration of Torrent downloader, browser and mail application), will there be an extension or is there any instructions on how ...
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How can I make a permanently updated copy of a file in a different place to the original file?
I use two computers, a Linux one for coding and building and a Windows one which has the programming application to load the built program onto the hardware. Both computers have access to a network ...
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Backup of ubuntu 22.04 LTS to onedrive
I have a query regarding the setup of the backup of my Ubuntu on OneDrive. Is there any way to backup Ubuntu to OneDrive automatically at regular intervals?
When I opened the backup app from the ...
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incremental backup of a single file
what I want to do is backing up a single text style file in a incremental way. the file is very big (>5gb) and changes daily in a way, that extra information is added to the end of the file. I want to ...
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Recommendation for Cloud Sync Storage Solution
I have about 800GB of files in hundreds of sub-folders on a computer with a flaky internet connection. Each file is roughly 4-8MB in size. I would like to Sync these to the cloud as a backup solution.
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Free Google Drive Client to Sync files/folders for Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
I want to sync my files on the Google Drive cloud and use them offline for free.
I have many types of files on Google Drive.
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Note application that uses IMAP protocol
I'm looking for an note app that uses IMAP protocol so I can sync the notes that I have created on my Google account using Apple Devices. I'm using Ubuntu Mate and Linux Mint. Thanks.
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How to sync contacts and calendars between FastMail and Ubuntu Touch?
I have contacts and calendars in FastMail that I would like to make available in Ubuntu Touch.
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How do I add a folder to sync.?
I've just recently installed U1 on Ubuntu 12.04LTS and I've chosen 4 folders to synchronise with U1. The system itself add another 2 = Ubuntu One and Thunderbird Attachments.
But I want to add a few ...
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Gnote / Tomboy WebDAV connecting error
If I want to sync my notes with WebDAV server, I get the following error messages in Gnote and Tomboy:
This synchronization addin is not supported on your computer. Please make sure you have FUSE ...
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Tomboy sync; local folder resets to wrong path
Because Tomboy synchronization with Ubuntu One is being dropped soon, I want to sync my notes using Dropbox. I set the preferences so that Tomboy syncs with my local Dropbox folder: /home/duxk/...
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Ubuntu One and hidden folders
I'd like to sync a hidden folder (the .gramps folder for the Gramps genealogy program) with Ubuntu One.
The idea is that I could take my laptop to the library, make changes to my database and then ...
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Is there a Windows Briefcase equivalent on Ubuntu?
Many people ask what the point of briefcases on Windows is. Basically, it's a fast and easy way to sync documents between removable storage and your PC (that isn't cloud based).
I keep my school ...
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How can I synchronize my Funambol with Thunderbird / Lightning
Under Windows a simple Addon exists with wich I can sync my funambol events and contacts with Thunderbird and Lightning. I couldn't find such a tool for Ubuntu yet but it would be very helpful for me.
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How to synchronize entire thunderbird profile with Ubuntu-One?
Is it possible to synchronize the entire Thunderbird profile folder with Ubuntu-One (or Sparkleshare)? Or will I have some serious problems doing that.
Is there anybody out there having experiences ...
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How to add m4v files to iPod classic using Banshee
I am running Gnome Shell 3.2 on Ubuntu 11.10 and Banshee 2.2.
I sync Banshee with my iPod Classic 80 gb. I have enabled syncing music - sync entire library option and video syncing is set to manual.
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What limits are set on Ubuntu One upload size and number of files?
I need to sync a folder with around 13,000 files, adding up to about 21GB in total.
Can I sync this folder or is there a limit on files?
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Is there an Ubuntu One server in South Africa?
I would like to know if UbuntuOne has server locally in South Africa? I currenly use dropbox, but due to bandwidht speeds the sync speed is not what it should be. It would be great if theres a local ...
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Synchronizing (updating) published files
How can I update a published file and maintain the same URL?
After saving an update of a published file on my desktop, it will automatically "synchronise" with the corresponding files at UbuntuOne (...
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Unison shows error about locked archives
I have installed Unison to sync data between my two PCs but I am getting an error about a non existing file. Here it is
there is no such file in the .unison folder called lkb60...... which is being ...
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PDF/eBook reader with horizontal scrolling feature instead of vertical
So far all the readers I experienced scroll pages vertically, while fitting horizontally A4 pages' width.
Are there softwares out there able to:
"swipe left" pages
fit vertically both A4 ...
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Get ntp offset between local machine and ntp-server
Using Ubuntu 18.04.3 I am unable to get information about the NTP offset using timedatectl timesync-status as I get a Unknown operation timesync-status prompt.
Checking the service state with ...
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Need syncing cloud storage that works across Linux, Windows, some Android
Until recently, I used Dropbox as my cloud storage, which worked awesome across Windows, Android, and Ubuntu, where I saved all my research and could access pretty much anywhere. But now Dropbox for ...
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Crontab on Ubuntu Phone - Scheduling synchronisations
On my Aquaris E4.5 I have successfully configured syncevolution to synchronise my CardDav Contacts and CalDav Calender entries.
Now I would like to schedule synchronisations. However, since /var/...
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Alternative for Google+ auto backup of image... how would I automate resize and transfer?
I get by with Linux but I'm by no means a guru, so please be nice :)
On my other devices (Android, Windows) I use Picasa and its Auto Backup feature to automatically resize and upload to my Google ...
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Dropbox not running after logging off: init.d vs. dropbox.py
I'm inheriting admin control over a server used to process and share data between investigators. We've been trying to use Dropbox to share some of the files. Dropbox was installed when I took over the ...
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Sync configuration files of lightning
I use the lightening extension of Thunderbird. To have my own calendar on different machines, I put the .ics file in my Dropbox folder and this works fine.
I also would like to share in the same way ...
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Sync folder with Android via LAN or USB
I am trying to keep my music folder synced between my ubuntu desktop and my android phone.
Both my devices are usually connected via LAN.
I don't wanna use internet to sync.
How can I do this?
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Are files uploaded to Ubuntu One a single instance or are changes to that file also uploaded?
If I upload a file to Ubuntu One that I constantly make changes to (ie a password tracking apps' storage file) are the changes to that file automatically tracked/uploaded when I sync from my Android ...