panga Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Hi,I'd like to start backing up my files (roughly 1TB) linking to my dad's home, who lives next town to me.I have 2 3TB usb empty drivesWe both have a *not exciting* 10Mbit down / 1Mbit up ADSL connection, enough for incremental back-up, not enough to transfer 1TBI am on OS XMy dad has both a windows and linux computerI am thinking to do something like this:manually sync MYDOCS_FOLDER on the two 3TB drives (3TB_SOURCE / 3TB_CLONE)On my side: add folder MYDOCS_FOLDER (on 3TB_SOURCE) to bittorrent syncgive him 3TB_CLONE using the incredible bandwidth of my Ford Fiestagive him the Secretmake him install BT Sync and choose the same MYDOCS_FOLDER as targetQuestions:Will it work?How can I solve the filesystem issue? How should I format the drives to overcome the OS difference?Thanks a lot for your ideas and comments!Paolo Edited January 12, 2014 by panga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHorse Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yes, it will work.Sync create hash for all files and undestand different files (have different hash). This files will sync.Filesystem will format for target system. Or you copy files on local disk.For setup Sync on another system you must have Folder and Secret key. PS: Sorry for my English... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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