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    I was pleased to see SyncToy 2.1 in my Microsoft Download Notifications, as it resolved an issue I've been having with similar 3rd party utilities. SyncToy is a good product, and is easy to use, but I do have one question:

    Are there any plans to allow SyncToy to syncronise between local folders and my Windows Live SkyDrive? I ask because I am now using SyncToy to make daily backups of my data to an external hard drive, but it is my intention also to use SkyDrive for the most important backups that absolutely cannot be lost under any circumstances.

    Perhaps by making SyncToy part of the Windows Live Essentials suite of utilities?
    Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:00 AM

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    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for choosing SyncToy and for your suggestion. That is a good point. I am going to let our devs know your suggestion.

    Personally, I think it will not be too difficult to implement this feature because Microsoft Sync Framework has introduced enough flexibility to SyncToy. However, whether the feature could come out depends on many other considerations.

    Thanks

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    • Marked as answer by Nina H Monday, November 30, 2009 10:52 PM
    Monday, November 30, 2009 9:01 AM

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    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for choosing SyncToy and for your suggestion. That is a good point. I am going to let our devs know your suggestion.

    Personally, I think it will not be too difficult to implement this feature because Microsoft Sync Framework has introduced enough flexibility to SyncToy. However, whether the feature could come out depends on many other considerations.

    Thanks

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
    • Marked as answer by Nina H Monday, November 30, 2009 10:52 PM
    Monday, November 30, 2009 9:01 AM
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    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for choosing SyncToy and for your suggestion. That is a good point. I am going to let our devs know your suggestion.

    Personally, I think it will not be too difficult to implement this feature because Microsoft Sync Framework has introduced enough flexibility to SyncToy. However, whether the feature could come out depends on many other considerations.

    Thanks

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

    Thank you, JiGuang, for noting my suggestion and passing it along to the SyncToy developers. I guess now it only a matter of "let's wait and see". I shall be checking for updates to SyncToy regarding this.

    Again, thank you for passing along my suggestion.

    Peter
    Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:47 AM
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    Having SyncToy work with SkyDrive would  be amazing. I am mainly commenting so that the devs know there are more people who would enjoy having compatibility between the two pieces of software. Also, with some marketing, I am sure the masses would learn, request, and eventually embrace such a feature.
    Wednesday, December 9, 2009 12:26 AM
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    I am using SyncToy for a long time now and syncing with SkyDrive and/or LiveWorkplace would be great. I hope that the developers will hear us.

    Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:11 PM
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    I alsow think think this wil be a great funktion.
    Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:41 PM
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    FYI You can create a virtual drive using the Gladinet utility and SyncToy for synchronizing. (A quick search gave: http://www.sciencetext.com/make-skydrive-a-virtual-drive.html)
    Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:37 PM
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    Update::: Synctoy will not work - I tried, but it fails with an exception!!

    Try this http://ludwigjkeck.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!18162116291E7A9D!1192.entry?sa=600423388

    and then use SyncToy.!!

     

    • Edited by SRIRAM R Thursday, July 8, 2010 1:03 PM
    Wednesday, July 7, 2010 8:33 PM
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    Try this http://ludwigjkeck.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!18162116291E7A9D!1192.entry?sa=600423388

    and then use SyncToy.!!

     


    Outstanding! While not entirely what I was looking for, it gets the job done with the need for third-party Explorer addons!
    Thursday, July 8, 2010 5:31 AM
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    I've been using Gladinet for a bit, except on my Windows Home Server where it clashes with IIS. There is a guide on how to get round this, but then I found something else: WebDAV. SkyDriveSimpleViewer gives you a path, which with a bit of massaging can be used to map an old fashioned drive letter to a SkyDrive folder - SyncToy is now slowly looking for changes on my SkyDrive.
    hydro-modeller
    Sunday, October 17, 2010 3:06 PM