skiguy Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Didn't see this in the FAQ or messages. On my master computer (Windows 7) I haveE:\QUICKENW\BACKUP On the backup computer (Win XP SP3) I haveD:\QUICKENW\BACKUP I added secret keys to each folder and nothing happened. Then I changed the folder on the master computer toD:\QUICKENW\BACKUP reset the keys and it worked. Thus I'm thinking the drive letters and folder names need to be the same. Is this correct? If so, can they make it so the drives letters don't have to be the same? In other words, where ever the secret key is located, that's the root of the folder no matter what it's name or drive letter. Thanks. Edited January 7, 2014 by skiguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 How doesn't it work with the drive letters different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiguy Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) I don't know, I set it up like I said and nothing was happening. Would be cool if they had a refresh button so you could force it to sync and get a message back whether it found anything or not. When I set the drive letters and names the same, the file went across immediately. My real goal in all of this is to sync to a USB drive, which could have a different drive letter and the root folder would be different. For example, on my computer I have all my pictures in.E:\Scans Now I want to back all this up to a USB drive that's been backed up with WD Smart Drive software. This folder would be named.G:\WD Smartware.swstore\TERA\Volume.xx.xx\Scans Drive letters and root folder name is different on the target drive. But I want it to sync the folder where the secret key is located and go from there. So far it didn't work, but I'll have to keep testing. The master computer didn't seem to think anything needed to change until the drive letters and names were the same. Thanks. Edited January 7, 2014 by skiguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 So you're trying to keep a single external synced to multiple desktops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiguy Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Actually the other way. Source - I have a master computer with 500 gigs of pictures and music on it, going back to 1998 when digital cameras first started. This computer stays on 24/7 running a cameras system and I can tunnel to it from work. Target - I have a 2TB Western Digital Passport USB drive that will have all this data on it. Right now I'm using their built in software to sync the drive. But when it does a back up, it creates weird folder names before it gets to my data. Meaning, the root of the folder name is different, and the drive letters can be different when I plug the drive in. The goal is to back up my master computer at home, take it to my parents home 300 miles away, and have it sync as a back up in case my house burns down. I want to be able to plug this USB drive into any computer (like a flash drive), and have it sync. Source Computer Folders to Back UpE:\ScansE:\MusicE:\My DocumentsAnd a few more but this is just an example. Target USB - drive letter can be anything depending on where I plug it in. And the start of the folder names are different.G:\WD Smartware.swstore\TERA\Volume\ScansG:\WD Smartware.swstore\TERA\Volume\MusicG:\WD Smartware.swstore\TERA\Volume\My Documents I would create a secret for each folder on the master, then put that secret on each folder name in the USB drive, but the root name of the target folders has stuff in front of it because of the WD backup software. I want to continue using the backup software to back up my drive at home, but still be able to take this drive to my parents and sync certain folders. Therefore, on the target USB drive, the secret would go in Scans, Music, and My Documents. At home I have 2 computers connected through my router. I tried syncing from E on the master to D on the other machine and it didn't work. Only when I made both drive letters the same did it start to work. So I haven't tried plugging in the USB drive into the 2nd machine yet to pretend it's my mom's machine, but that's the goal. To be able to plug this huge USB drive into any computer, set up the secrets, and have it sync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goli Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hey there. Since your setup should work, I would sugest to follow the "If you have SyncApp issues" thread. Enable debugging and read the log file content. Does it really not start at all, or is your btsync process just going to 100% CPU or IO? Btsync will create an index covering all of the files inside of your share. Only after having created this index file, btsync will start uploading. 500GB might take a while. Regards,Stephan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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