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 to securely sync dot files?
I own exactly two computers. Both of them run Ubuntu.
Since I bought the second to largely replace the first, initially I copied my home directory over to the new laptop and all was well. However, I ...
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rsync --info=progress2 percent complete of copying a large directory is non-uniform?
rsync --info=progress2 percent complete of copying a large directory is non-uniform in that the last 10% seems to take longer than the first 90%.
Why is this and is there a way to make it a more ...
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Is using Home Cloud storage device providing synchronization/ application in Ubuntu
I am thinking to synchronize my files in a folder in ubuntu, and I am not sure whether to by WD MY CLOUD HOME or not?! So I would like to ask from experienced and experts that what do you suggest? ...
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How can I add a CalDAV calendar in Bionic / Gnome 3
My work calendar is available at https://username:[email protected]/caldav.php/username/calendar (example, but results are same with valid creds).
The new Calendar in Bionic looks great, and syncs ...
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Different versions of `sync` tool
There are two man pages about the sync tool:
(1) http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/sync.1.html
NAME
sync - Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage
SYNOPSIS top
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sync two folders on two separate ext HDD
I have folder-A on an ext HDD lets say HDD-A, and folder-B in ext HDD-B.
Is there a way to sync both folders automatically? either real-time or once a day at least
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Stop NTP Synchronization
I need to permanently sync my servers NTP with that of Amazon's AWS servers so my request to their servers don't go Awry. i've been able to (temporarily) do so by making the following edits to my ntp....
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Syncing music to Android with Rhythmbox "Error transferring track"
Like the title says, I'm having trouble syncing music onto my phone (Samsung Note 5 running Android version 7.0) using Rhythmbox 3.3 in Ubuntu 16.04. Here's the steps I take:
Open Rhythmbox
Unlock my ...
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Changing the default location of onedrive on my ubuntu 17.10 pc
I've just downloaded 17.10 and installed onedrive via the terminal but i would like for onedrive to be stored by default on my 1TB HDD not my 250GB SSD even when i sync it.
At the moment it ...
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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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OneDrive suddenly stopped syncing
I have a dual boot with Windows. I installed OneDrive and it worked well. Now it doesn't sync anymore. Do you have any suggestions?
journalctl --user-unit onedrive -f
-- Logs begin at ג' 2018-04-03 ...
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Office365 SharePoint sync
I am trying to make a sync with SharePoint from my company.
I was trying the method available here : How to Sync OneDrive Business /Office 365 on Linux?.
But the sync is not running.
gsync sync "...
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FTP sync over SSL/TLS started by command line
I have webspace and develop locally. When I have finished my local changes, I want to synchronize using FTP with SSL/TLS (I do not mean openssh's sftp/scp) with my webhoster (with no ssh access so ...
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Does Back In Time recognise moved and deleted files?
I'm looking for a full backup-solution currently and Back In Time seems to be a simple GUI-based program that is recommended a lot.
However, I'm not sure if Back In Time is the right solution for me....
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How can I manage continuous bidirectional folder sync, *a la* Dropbox app?
I have a folder on my laptop (Ubuntu Mate 16.04.3 LTS), and one on my desktop machine (Kubuntu 14.04.5 LTS), that I wish to sync, and because the laptop may be on any of several wifi connections (home,...
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Nextcloud - Sync folder on partition
Changed from Owncloud to Nextcloud. Completly new install, installed packages from Software Center (Snap), Server is working, as I can access from browser.
When trying to point local sync folder to /...
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USB write speed problem
I need to understand a couple of things:
every USB pen (2.0 and 3.0) I connect to my notebook with Ubuntu 17.10 results very slow writing files on them. If I paste 1GB (a movie for example) to a 3.0 ...
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Geary mail not sync all massages I have for my accounts in xubuntu 16.04!
I'm just using geary mail with no problems! BUT I have set gmail and yahoo mail accounts and it works (I think so), the problem is that geary not sync ALL messages I have for these accounts. What I ...
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FreeFileSync - NAS - permissions
I'm new in linux so forgive me if I make obvious mistakes.
I'm trying to figure out how to get my laptop synced with my (Synology) NAS.
I have installed FreeFileSync. It works perfect between ...
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How does synching with the Ubuntu Keyservers work? (Seahorse)
I'm trying to import keys from Ubuntu Keyservers via Seahorse. I gon into Remote --> Find remote keys Look for the key and then Click on Synch and Publish
I click on synch and still don't get the ...
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How to sync changed files only with Dropbox using dropbox-uploader.sh?
How to sync changed files only with Dropbox using dropbox-uploader.sh?
Hello,
I want to know how to sync changed files on my local machine using dropbox-uploader.sh by Andrea Fabrizi.
Let's say I ...
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Can I force calendar sync?
I recently installed California and set up a bunch of calendars to sync with a Nextcloud instance. Hours and hours later I got a password prompt and they synced, which is cool, but then I shut down my ...
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Syncing Ubuntu Devices
I run several Ubuntu virtual machines. I would like to keep them synced up, the installed software at least.
I found this article but it doesn't seem to pertain to 17.10 as the software center doesn'...
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Trying to sync Exchange WebDAV calendar
My wife and I each have work calendars with Outlook / Microsoft exchange. My plan was to have these sync with some calendar on my Ubuntu Server so that they both could be accessed on our phones, ...
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Keep a folder on my computer in sync with a folder on my android device
A simple requirement over which I am breaking my head!
I want to keep a folder on my computer in sync with the folder on my android device. There are times when the file on the computer will be 'new' ...
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How do I sync Tasks and Memos in Evolution using CalDav
I'm trying to figure out how to sync evolution's 'task' and/or 'memo' functions with a remote server which is running NextCloud. However, neither the tasks I create locally nor the tasks I create ...
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Remote Synchronisation instead of doing a backup
I do not have a lot of experience with Ubuntu. I would like to make a backup of my old computer to put it on my new computer. The problem is that I do not have an external disk. Is it possible to do ...
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Are there any ways to sync open chrome tabs from android to ubuntu? [closed]
I am syncing my google account on android and ubuntu. Now I can see history, bookmarks and open tabs. But the open tabs works in one direction. I can see open tabs from ubuntu on android but cannot ...
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Can I prevent an OpenPGP key from being synchronized to keyservers?
I want to generate an OpenPGP key and use it with Thunderbird, but I don't want this key to be synchronized with the keyservers when I do so in Seahorse.
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Evolution plugin for Exchange not showing contacts
I was attempting to sync my contacts & calendar from outlook.com. Did some searching around and ran into 2 options, Evolution & Thunderbird.
Evolution has a really nice look and feel, and like ...
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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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Can I sync my Ubuntu system like chromeOS? [duplicate]
I make various changes to my settings in Ubuntu. I install a few apps and set my personal preferences. How can I sync the same settings to a different PC where I use Ubuntu. Is there a sync settings ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 Gnome Accounts, Google credential expired everytime
I added a google account to my Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 so I have Google Calendar synchronized with Gnome Calendar.
The issue is that after a while Google calendar stops to sync and I can't add new events ...
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Make Ubuntu resistant to power failure
What would be the steps to take to make Ubuntu resistant to power failure. I expect these to happen at any time e.g. startup, operating and shutdown.
My system is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server and ...
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NTP service does not seen in ps aux
On a linux based system I install ntp service to sync the date/time and I do not see a sync.
I check if the service was running with "systemctl status ntp" and then "ps aux"
systemctl status ntp
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Sync music folder with android
So I looked in the forum for solution for my problem but I didn't find it.
I have android phone and my music is at external hard drive.
What I want is to be able to sync my music from the external ...
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Google Chrome signing problem
I am using ubuntu 17.10 and installed chrome. The problem I am facing is, I am not able to sign into chrome to sync my bookmarks and browser history. As soon I click "sign in to chrome"
The browser ...
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Firefox won't sync after upgrade to 17.04
Having upgraded mu Dell Inspiron Mini 10 PP19S with Ubuntu 17.04, I can no longer sync Firefox (54.0 32bit). When I try to sign in to sync it loads a blank page. My desktop also has Ubuntu 17.04 with ...
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Onedrive from Ubuntu creates renamed files [closed]
Recently my dad installed Onedrive-d on my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04. It works great - when I start the command it downloads every new file that has been added.
Now the only problem I have is with ...
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Setting access permissions to enclosed files for a NAS
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 Lts and a NAS (Synology, but I don't think the brand is relevant to my issue) where I backup my data and shares synced files with others.
My NAS synced files and folders from ...
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Unable to sync Kontact with Google Contacts with Kubuntu 17.04
akonadi-kde-resource-googledata seems to be unable to sync.
I'm looking for a way to sync Kontact with Google Contacts.
I was able to do it on previous releases.
Akonadi is working. I'm looking for ...
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How to access laptop directories on desktop?
I'm currently facing the following problem: I have a desktop computer at home and a laptop that I use for school and work projects in the field.
Usually, many small files are created on my laptop ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 - USB backup
Is there a way to copy a folder to removable media, but only copying files and subfolders that are different to those on the removable media already?
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How to sync gnome-calendar with an online calendar?
I thought it was awesome that Ubuntu 16.04 shipped with gnome-calendar, but I noticed that holidays were not included. I also noticed that there is an option to sync the calendar with an online one, ...
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Is there a way to sync or backup photos to Ubuntu laptop (14.04) from Android Galaxy S7 remotely
Over the last few days I've been looking for alternatives to cloud options such as Dropbox etc. for a way to save, sync, or back up photos from my Galaxy S7 to my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop when I travel ...
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SyncEvolution: “Comparison was impossible” and no CardDav sync anymore
I have an Ubuntu phone and it use syncevolution as backend for the contacts. I use command lines to have my CardDav contacts on my phone. But since I switched from self signed certificate to ...
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Ubuntu 17.04: Can't get Google Chrome to sign in to sync data [closed]
Fresh install of Ubuntu 17.04 yesterday.
Installed Chrome. Signed in to Google account. Sync won't sync. After a while I get the following error.
Failed to start up the sync backend.
Please make ...
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Sync Thunderbird tasks and calendar between two Ubuntu 16.04 computers without cloud?
Is there a way to synchronise Thunderbird tasks and calendars between two Ubuntu 16.04 computers without cloud? Ideally, automated would be nice.
As of now, what I do currently is just export tasks ...
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Sync home directory with Vagrant [duplicate]
I'm using the ubuntu/xenial64 Vagrant box.
When I vagrant up with the default Vagrantfile I'm able to log in and get to work without needing to input a password via vagrant ssh.
I land in the home ...
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Synchronized Profile and Environment
So, I have a development machine at work, and a company laptop I take home. Both are running Ubuntu 14.04. (I can't upgrade for business software compatibility reasons.)
With my current set up, when ...
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