How to sync files between a windows and a linux machine?
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What in your opinion is the best way to sync files between a windows and a linux operating systems on two separate machines?
I would like to do a one way sync from the windows to the linux machine.
Right now the syncing tool that I am are using to sync files between all my windows machines is cobian backup. But i am not sure what is the best way to do the sync from windows to linux
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All depends on other variables in the mix. Syncthing looks interesting but from what I remember reading, it doesn't maintain permissions. Realtime vs scheduled is also going to factor in. Resilio and SeaFile are also potential candidates. I'd consider changing to a single solution that can do your Windows and Linux destinations.
Cheers
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@notverypunny I am hoping that I can use "cobian backup" to send files to the linux machine as well, but there isn't much information on the internet about how to do it. For some directories it will be realtime,for others it will be scheduled.
I am also looking for a free/open source application
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@notverypunny said in How to sync files between a windows and a linux machine?:
SeaFile
Thank you, i'll look into Syncthing and Syncany(i think the docs says there is a windows version), I'll also try to see if cobian backup will work if I set up a Samba file server on the linux machine -
WinSCP can do it.
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@moyarich said in How to sync files between a windows and a linux machine?:
hine.
Right now the syncing tool that I am are using to sync files between all my windows machines is cobian backup. But i am not sure what is the best way to do the sync from windows to linuxSyncThing
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I've been using SyncThing for a while now and it works well.
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@notverypunny said in How to sync files between a windows and a linux machine?:
Syncthing looks interesting but from what I remember reading,
This is what we use for this. Works great.
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@moyarich said in How to sync files between a windows and a linux machine?:
@notverypunny I am hoping that I can use "cobian backup" to send files to the linux machine as well, but there isn't much information on the internet about how to do it. For some directories it will be realtime,for others it will be scheduled.
I am also looking for a free/open source application
If cobian can do a 1 way push from your central windows machine to a SMB or other standard network share you should be able to convince it to work against a share on Linux as much as against a share on windows.
I'll agree with the others that SyncThing looks like a great option, just didn't fit my use case since it wouldn't keep file ownership settings.
