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sync between two computers
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTom Smith
Registered: March 24, 2007
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Right now I backup my DB on my main computer and import it on my netbook (SLOW!). I can connect to a shared DB but that only works when I'm at home on the network.

I would like to be able to sync the local DB on the netbook with the DB on my main computer without having to manually copy over the whole thing. Even if it was one way (one DB is the master) it would be a lot better.
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Well, you can already do this via your online collection, although it has its share of problems, mainly to do with the cover scans.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorKulju
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Quoting KinoNiki:
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Well, you can already do this via your online collection, although it has its share of problems, mainly to do with the cover scans.


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTom Smith
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Since the code to connect to a DB on a second computer is already there, I would not think it would take much to add the option of syncing the DB on the two computers. Might even be able to reuse some of the code for the online sync too.
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Has anyone tried using Windows Live Sync software?

(I use the software to keep my personal photos in sync between my wife's laptop and my desktop. That way, if one of us does some clean up, red eye reduction, etc. the other machine automatically gets the new file)

Could you not just keep the Profiler data folders in sync across multiple computers?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTom Smith
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Has anyone tried using Windows Live Sync software?

(I use the software to keep my personal photos in sync between my wife's laptop and my desktop. That way, if one of us does some clean up, red eye reduction, etc. the other machine automatically gets the new file)

Could you not just keep the Profiler data folders in sync across multiple computers?

Not a fan of "Windows Live" anything...
I think SyncToy (or some other local sync tool) would be a better choice (and it works on XP, I think Live Sync needs Vista).

Is it safe to just sync the database folder? Nothing else stuck in some other place that could cause problems?
Tom.
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I sync this set of folders (commonly found under My Documents unless you moved them):

DVD Profiler
  CreditPhotos
  Databases
  Filters
  Flags
  Layouts
  Reports
  ScenePhotos
  translations

While the Databases is the important folder i copy them all so i have the layouts and extra photos captured as well.

If you have the two machines talking to each other you've done the hard part.  The syncing is comparatively trivial.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTom Smith
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I gave SyncToy (one of the free MS Power Toys) a try. I set it up to sync the DVD Profiler folder from my master copy to my second computer and ran it.
Then I updated the master and added one new DVD that I bought today. Ran sync again. It took 31 seconds to run updating 32 files. All of the updates are there on the second computer and it takes a LOT less time then backing up the DB and restoring.

Getting the computers talking was the easy part for me (network admin is part of my job) but I didn't know if DVD Profiler put everything that needs to be synced in one place since some programs like to scatter stuff all over the place.
Tom.
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