# Is there a program to sync desktop and laptop files?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-to-sync-desktop-and-laptop-files/48623 "2001-01-05T21:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![bladeohlsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bladeohlsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bladeohlsson)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-to-sync-desktop-and-laptop-files/48623/1 "2001-01-05T21:11:01Z")

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I am wondering if there is a good and efficient way to syncronize certain files or folders on a desktop and a notebook? For example I use the same calandar, schedule, Microsoft Money, etc on both machines, but make changes to one or the other during the say. Is there a “cheap” way that I can sync the computers to the latest version of certain files and folders?

I realize I could have them share a network drive, but sometimes the laptop is used in another location all together and has no access to network it unless the computers are near each other.

ideally something that would work with USB or Firewire would be best.

Computers are both Win ME. Sony Vaio and HP desktop

blade

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-to-sync-desktop-and-laptop-files/48623/2 "2001-01-05T21:18:13Z")

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I would take a look at [LapLink](http://www.laplink.com/) software. I’ve never had the need to run any sync software (apart from my Palm), but LapLink has been around a while and was the standard at one time.

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**Author:** ![Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diver)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-program-to-sync-desktop-and-laptop-files/48623/3 "2001-01-05T21:38:57Z")

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There is a program that comes with Windows that I think is designed to do that. It is “My BriefCase”. I have not used it so I don’t know how good it is. You might take a look at the Windows help file and see if it looks like it might work.