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On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:09:15 +0000 David Vanstone wrote: > Hey there > > I have a problem I can't really work out how to solve. I'll try to > explain as best as possible. > > Basically I have a server (in one house) and a client computer (in a > separate house) > > What I want to be able to do is - Plug USB Hard drive into server > computer, make it send any news files since the last time it was > plugged in from a certain folder on the server to the USB HDD. > > Then take the USB HDD to the client PC plug it in and all the new > files off the USB Drive, copy them to a folder on the client PC then > delete all files off the USB Hard drive. > > I'd like it to do this automatically so its literally just plug the > drive in and away it goes. We are talking 1 terrabyte+ so need the > USB HDD to empty after each transfer and hold some sort of log file > that the server will query, so that it doesnt transfer all the files > again, only new ones from that differ from the last transfer. rsync > would work great on this if i didnt need to keep the USB HDD empty, > unless any of you know a way of doing it? > > Any ideas would be a great help! > > Many Thanks, > Dave You're right - rsync would be great for this if you didn't need to keep the USB HDD empty... why is that, by the way? You could also take a peek at Unison for file syncing. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq