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by kxcooper
Fri May 06, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: BestSync Support Forum
Topic: Conflict detection
Replies: 9
Views: 9221

Re: Conflict detection

Hi RiseFly, I think you know what I'm after but just to try and elaborate on my 2nd post... I'm after fully synced, fully usable PCs, not an archive system. Alan, let us know if you spot a flaw in the scenario... 2 computers involved - desktop PC and laptop. BestSync installed on the laptop only. On...
by kxcooper
Thu May 05, 2011 6:42 am
Forum: BestSync Support Forum
Topic: Conflict detection
Replies: 9
Views: 9221

Re: Conflict detection

Ok thanks for confirming RiseFly. So this works providing you have backups turned on and have the email notification feature of either the Business or Ultimate License. My personal view is that any bidirectional sync program should warn the user of conflicts when it's running in interactive mode. An...
by kxcooper
Wed May 04, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: BestSync Support Forum
Topic: Conflict detection
Replies: 9
Views: 9221

Re: Conflict detection

Thanks for replying Alan. I'm guessing BestSync must be storing file details in a database to detect deletions??? Here's how I would see conflict detection working... On first sync, BestSync stores the last modified timestamp for the file in both the source and destination folders. Users then modify...
by kxcooper
Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: BestSync Support Forum
Topic: Conflict detection
Replies: 9
Views: 9221

Conflict detection

I've just downloaded this promising program to evaluate. Looks good but I'm stuck on one aspect. How does the program detect conflicts? That is when the same file is changed on both the source and destination. I'm looking to do bidirectional sync between a laptop and a desktop. It is possible for us...