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   Message 15,562 of 17,273   
   VanguardLH to Steve Hayes   
   Re: Dropbox workaround   
   30 Aug 16 13:18:49   
   
   XPost: alt.windows7.general   
   From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   Steve Hayes wrote:   
      
   > I used to sync data files between my desktop computer running Windows   
   > XP and my laptop runiin Windows 7 using Dropbox.   
   >   
   > Since Dropbox stopped supporting Windows XP yesterday, I've had to   
   > develop a workaround. Here it is, in case it helps anyone facing a   
   > similar problem -- one line in a batch file:   
   >   
   > XXCOPY J:\Dropbox\*.* G:\Stevedoc\Dropbox\ /BN /s /y   
   >   
   >    
      
   So one of those destinations must be a mapped network drive.  Then why   
   do you need Dropbox at all?  There are lots of sync tools, like SyncBack   
   Free.  You used one but between Dropbox folders yet with drive mapping   
   the sync could be between any set of folders.   
      
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