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Does differential sync work in the updated foldershare???
  1. #1


    nosajeel Guest

    Does differential sync work in the updated foldershare???

    I'm not sure I'm using the right word for the type of syncing where it only
    needs to send the changed portion of the file so I can sync an 800 MB PST
    file relatively quickly.



    This was a feature in FolderShare professional (or whatever the paid version
    was called) and has continued to work in version 2.5.9 all these years (but
    stopped working if you updated to version 2.5.10 -- the last version before
    this recent update).

    If I update will I still have that feature? Or will I lose it so that it
    again takes a very long time to sync an 800 MB file because it has to send
    the entire file, even the unchanged parts?

    Anyone know?

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  2. #2


    Christoph Zelazowski [MSFT] Guest

    RE: Does differential sync work in the updated foldershare???

    Unfortunately this feature is not currently supported.

    Thanks,
    Christoph

    "nosajeel" wrote:

    > I'm not sure I'm using the right word for the type of syncing where it only
    > needs to send the changed portion of the file so I can sync an 800 MB PST
    > file relatively quickly.
    >
    > This was a feature in FolderShare professional (or whatever the paid version
    > was called) and has continued to work in version 2.5.9 all these years (but
    > stopped working if you updated to version 2.5.10 -- the last version before
    > this recent update).
    >
    > If I update will I still have that feature? Or will I lose it so that it
    > again takes a very long time to sync an 800 MB file because it has to send
    > the entire file, even the unchanged parts?
    >
    > Anyone know?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Drew Guest

    RE: Does differential sync work in the updated foldershare???

    I too would love this feature if it worked correctly. My PSTs take a while as
    well. But it would seem to me this would be hard to get right.

    "Christoph Zelazowski [MSFT]" wrote:

    > Unfortunately this feature is not currently supported.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Christoph
    >
    > "nosajeel" wrote:
    >

    > > I'm not sure I'm using the right word for the type of syncing where it only
    > > needs to send the changed portion of the file so I can sync an 800 MB PST
    > > file relatively quickly.
    > >
    > > This was a feature in FolderShare professional (or whatever the paid version
    > > was called) and has continued to work in version 2.5.9 all these years (but
    > > stopped working if you updated to version 2.5.10 -- the last version before
    > > this recent update).
    > >
    > > If I update will I still have that feature? Or will I lose it so that it
    > > again takes a very long time to sync an 800 MB file because it has to send
    > > the entire file, even the unchanged parts?
    > >
    > > Anyone know?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    nosajeel Guest

    RE: Does differential sync work in the updated foldershare???

    It's not hard to get this right because FolderShare has had this
    functionality since 2005. I've been using it for PSTs for more than two
    years. It was in the paid version. When they made it a free beta they took
    the functionality out.

    But I haven't upgraded versions since 2005 and so I still have this
    functionality. And I guess I won't be upgrading because I don't want to lose
    it.

    "Drew" wrote:

    > I too would love this feature if it worked correctly. My PSTs take a while as
    > well. But it would seem to me this would be hard to get right.
    >
    > "Christoph Zelazowski [MSFT]" wrote:
    >

    > > Unfortunately this feature is not currently supported.
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > > Christoph
    > >
    > > "nosajeel" wrote:
    > >

    > > > I'm not sure I'm using the right word for the type of syncing where it only
    > > > needs to send the changed portion of the file so I can sync an 800 MB PST
    > > > file relatively quickly.
    > > >
    > > > This was a feature in FolderShare professional (or whatever the paid version
    > > > was called) and has continued to work in version 2.5.9 all these years (but
    > > > stopped working if you updated to version 2.5.10 -- the last version before
    > > > this recent update).
    > > >
    > > > If I update will I still have that feature? Or will I lose it so that it
    > > > again takes a very long time to sync an 800 MB file because it has to send
    > > > the entire file, even the unchanged parts?
    > > >
    > > > Anyone know?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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