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Old 12-03-2008   #3 (permalink)
twentw


 
 

Re: So, what is the difference between libraries and folders?

That sounds like a folder to me, so I don't know why Microsoft would insist
on different terminology. I hope that Live Sync does have some sort of
virtual folder capability.

"Anthony R. Gold" wrote:
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> On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:51:02 -0800, twentw
> <twentw@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> > The announcement that Windows Live Sync will be able to handle 20 libraries
> > (not folders) has me asking, what's the difference?
> >
> > What I would like is the ability to create "libraries" that contain folders
> > from different locations on the computer - essentially a virtual folder. Is
> > this what "library" means?
>
> A library in FS has always been one complete tree branch of folders. So
> from whatever folder you name as being the "location" of that library, any
> and all sub-folders, and to all depths within allowed name length limits,
> below that one are included in that library. We don't yet know what Sync
> will allow and whether it will have the same characteristics.
>
> Tony
>
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