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On Apr 13, 2014 5:53 PM, "Alistair Grant" <<a href="mailto:akgrant0710@gmail.com">akgrant0710@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Daryl McDonald <<a href="mailto:darylangela@gmail.com">darylangela@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > On Apr 13, 2014 1:29 AM, "Alistair Grant" <<a href="mailto:akgrant0710@gmail.com">akgrant0710@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <snip/><br>
> >> >> If you're not worried about having a copy of your data off site,<br>
> >> >> BitTorrent Sync (<a href="http://www.bittorrent.com/sync">http://www.bittorrent.com/sync</a>) can be used to keep<br>
> >> >> folders in sync across multiple devices in your home - kind of like a<br>
> >> >> private cloud at home.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Yep, as long as the btsync daemon is running. It monitors the<br>
> >> directory and relays any changes to online peers in near real time (10<br>
> >> seconds or so).<br>
> >><br>
> >> When I installed it there wasn't a package that automatically starts<br>
> >> the daemon each boot, I'm happy to pass on my init.d script (which is<br>
> >> a modified version of what I googled) if you're interested.<br>
> ><br>
> > Yes I am interested in your script, thank-you.<br>
><br>
> Please see <a href="https://gist.github.com/akgrant43/10603295">https://gist.github.com/akgrant43/10603295</a> Comments and<br>
> improvements welcome.<br>
><br>
> > Do you think it would cause Dropbox to look for changes also?<br>
><br>
> I assume you mean configure both Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync to<br>
> monitor the same directory?<br>
><br>
> I've never tried, but don't see any reason why not. I expect both<br>
> services are using a similar technique of monitoring the directory.<br>
> But since both provide a similar service I'd be interested to know,<br>
> why not just use Dropbox everywhere?<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Alistair<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Exactly, since Dropbox is already installed I'd rather just use it. As time permits I'll dive into the link and let you know how I make out.<br>
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