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Old 02-11-2009   #5 (permalink)
loppy


 
 

RE: Weird problem: files being resync'ed over and over

I forgot to thank you guys for fixing this problem. Works great now!
I still have 1 file that doesn't get sync'ed to the PC, but I have no idea
which one as it never attempts to sync that last file, both my macs are in
sync though

"KyongHwan Kim [MSFT]" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi, loppy
>
> we have updated Mac build and it's available at
> https://sync.live.com/clientdownload.aspx now.
> Can you install the latest build and give it a try?
> You should be able to sync all type of files b/w PC and Mac.
>
> Thanks!
>
> "KyongHwan Kim [MSFT]" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > If your Mac is PowerPC Mac, then this is a known issue. We're actively
> > working on a fix and will let you know when it's ready.
> >
> > It only happens with specific media files, such as .avi, mp3, etc.
> > unfortunately there aren't any workarounds.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > "loppy" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> > > Sorry, I meant to say that each computer was sending the other a file over
> > > and over again, but these two files were different from each other.
> > >
> > > "loppy" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I upgraded to Livesync and restablished the directory share b/w my PC and
> > > > Mac. However, both of them got to the point where they were each sending the
> > > > other the same file over and over again. They would get to 100% and resend
> > > > it from the beginning. Each computer was close to resyncing' the entire
> > > > fileset.
> > > >
> > > > I decided to go to the PC and remove the PC share from Livesync, and to
> > > > start from scratch from the PC side. Upon adding the new share, it gave me an
> > > > error saying something along the lines of that there were too many characters
> > > > in file OpenFolderListDF. I'm not sure what that meant but I just clicked ok
> > > > and it's sync'ing from scratch now.. not sure if it will complete
> > > > successfully.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody know what's going on?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
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