Windows 7 and offline files synchronization

[Kloofvreter]

I have two Windows 7 64 Bit PC's on which I work at the same time, both logged on to a domain. My data is on a folder on the server, and offline files are enabled on both PC's. The problem is that when I update a document on one PC, and try to access it on the other one, it still opens the old one, even after I manually select sync offline files. Any ideas?

 

[Tsimo]

how much data is it?
if its not that much (less than 2 GB) use dropbox with the lan sync turned on
advantage is that it gets backed up as well.

 

[muzee]

ditto: dropbox is the best

 

[hungrybeaver]

Have you tried manually syncing on PC 1? As far as I know Windows will only sync your offline files to the network when the user logs in or out.

how much data is it?
if its not that much (less than 2 GB) use dropbox with the lan sync turned on
advantage is that it gets backed up as well.

ditto: dropbox is the best

Dropbox may be good but it's not what the OP was asking for.

 

[Tsimo]

indeed. OP asked how to fix but i heave yet to find a way to beat windows sync into working well. however as with any sync app there will be a few sec before the other copy is updated. dropbox uses bit level so it even works if you put a truecrypt Volume file in it and store your stuff in it . it is def faster than windows live mesh

 

[Kloofvreter]

Have you tried manually syncing on PC 1? As far as I know Windows will only sync your offline files to the network when the user logs in or out.

Dropbox may be good but it's not what the OP was asking for.

Correct, Dropbox, SugarSync, none of them are an option. I was looking for a solution, not a work-about requiring external software/resources. Manually syncing the PC's still yields no results. Seems like a Windows 7 issue, because with Windows XP it worked fine. **** knows why, though.