Windows Live Sync
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| Developed by | Microsoft |
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| Preview release | 14.0.1383.0530 / May 30, 2008 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows; Mac OS X |
| Type | File sharing, remote access |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | http://www.foldershare.com |
Windows Live Sync (formerly known as Windows Live FolderShare) [1] is a free-to-use application by Microsoft that is designed to allow files and folders between two or more computers be in sync with each other on Windows (XP and later) and Mac OS X based computers, similar to Sharing folders on Windows Live Messenger.
Windows Live Sync is currently in beta testing stage and is expected to be released in December 2008.[2]
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History
Microsoft bought FolderShare from ByteTaxi Inc. on November 3, 2005, and made it a part of their Windows Live range of services.[3]
On March 10th 2008, Microsoft released its first user visible update to Windows Live Sync (then FolderShare). This comprised a rewrite of the FolderShare website and an updated Windows Live Sync client. Support for discussion groups and Remote Desktop Search was removed, but may be brought back in a future releases. The new client has some user interface and branding updates and contains several bug fixes including official support for Windows Vista.
Windows Live Sync is currently undergoing extensive platform upgrades, switching from the original LAMP when it was originally built on and acquired, to the Windows Server platform. New UI improvements were also announced to be in the next release, integrating FolderShare with other Windows Live services. Current confirmed features of the new version include:[4]
- Ability to sync up to 20 folders with 20,000 files each
- Integration with Windows Live ID
- Integration with the Recyle Bin
- New client versions for both Windows and Mac
- Unicode support
- Integration with Windows Live Photo Gallery to sync photo albums between PCs
The FolderShare software will stop working once Windows Live Sync is released, and users will be asked to upgrade to Sync. However, after upgrading, Windows Live Sync will automatically rebuild the user's personal folders, however, Sync will not be able to rebuild the shared libraries.[5]
Limitations
As of version 2.6.6, FolderShare on Mac does not work with case-sensitive volumes. A maximum of ten folders (or "libraries") may by synced, including libraries shared over the internet. Each library can contain a maximum of 10,000 files and each file cannot exceed 2GB. As of April 2008, FolderShare also no longer supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP x64.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/WindowsLive/docs/WindowsLiveFS.doc
- ^ The Windows Blog: Windows Live Sync to replace Windows Live FolderShare
- ^ https://www.foldershare.com/info/company/aboutUs.php[dead link]
- ^ FolderShare team blog: Windows Live Sync replacing FolderShare: What you need to know on 2008-11-19
- ^ Windows Live Sync replacing FolderShare: What you need to know
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