Vista - On-demand Synchronization

I am trying to understand the on-demand sync option on a shared library. I
created a shared library(source) and shared it with a friend(destination) and
set the on-demand sync option on both ends. When I add files to source, they
show up in the destination as filename.p2p. I understand these are
placeholder files until you download them or sync them.
The only way I found to initiate the sync is to change the on-demand sync to
automatic sync, is this correct? Is there any other method that would to
leave it set to on-demand sync so when the sync completed you wouldn’t have
to remember to change it back to on-demand? It would be nice if there was a
‘sync now’ option in the library that would initiate the sync.

Hi,

A computer with Auto Sync will automatically send and receive files in the
library to any online computer. While a computer with On-Demand Sync will
receive the placeholders (p2p) files from any online computer. These p2p
files will remain as placeholders until you download the file by clicking on
the p2p file. The downloaded file will remain synchronized across any online
computers.

You can always force an entire sync of the library by switching from
On-Demand to Auto Sync. Note that if you change back to On-Demand all the
files that were synched while on Auto will remain synched across any online
computers.

Thanks,
Francisco

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Francisco Garcia-Ascanio
Program Manager
Windows Live FolderShare

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