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Re: [LUG] Offline Files in Linux

 

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Dave wrote:
> Grant/James,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions and I shall give them a try.
> 
> Another way I thought of possibly achieving this would be to have the
> 'Master' Directory as a Symbolic link which I can switch between the Mounted
> and Local Drives as I go on and off line and then use Unison to do the
> Syncing between the two.

You also need to consider exactly how you synchronise your local cached
files with the network files. Especially how you handle situations such
as the network copy being newer and what happens if the network
connection is lost midway through an operation.

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