Thanks Tim, though I have used Dropbox for some time that got me thinking. Yes, I think what I want to do can be handled. Have a good New Year Severin
> On 30 Dec 2014, at 9:58 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Severin, > > Dropbox handles updating all by itself. > > When you install Dropbox, a folder appears in your top level, unsurprisingly > called Dropbox. Everything in there sync’s with your cloud Dropbox whenever > it is updated. Essentially you have two places the data is stored - the > desktop folder and the cloud based folder, and they are kept in sync > automatically by Dropbox. > > If you are off line you can work on your documents as they are in your > desktop Dropbox folder. When you go back online, Dropbox syncs it all again. > Likewise if you are away from your own desktop and want to access your > documents, they are all there on the cloud and any changes will be synced > with your desktop Dropbox folder automatically. > > Is this what you are meaning? > > Regards > Tim > > > > > > > >> On 30 Dec 2014, at 5:07 pm, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> <mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >> >> I am investigating setting up an offsite but online storage in Dropbox for a >> large amount of data. Setting up is fine but what utility is recommended >> for updating on a regular basis? >> I would appreciate input from users who have achieved this. >> Severin Crisp >> >> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! >> ____________________________________________________ >> >> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >> mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> <mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >> ____________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au ____________________________________________________
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