HOWTO: Sync Your Desktop Across Multiple Computers
I’ve finally found a way to sync files on my desktop, which is where I keep most of my most used docs and latest projects, across multiple computers.
My desktop is like my work desk. It’s crowded, and packed with a lot of junk but I like to call it organized chaos. It becomes a hassle to access project files when they are located on one of my 4 desktops (Windows XP/Ubuntu on VMware, Windows 7 on both my laptop and desktop computer.
Here’s a way to mitigate the problem:
1) Download Link Shell Extensions and install it.
2) Get the free Dropbox account.
3) Navigate with Windows Explorer to your desktop folder that you want to synchronize to the Dropbox server.
The directory path to your desktop folder should be something like this: C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop or C:\Documents and Settings\YourUsername\Desktop
4) Right click on the desktop folder and choose Pick Link Source as it appears in the context menu.
5) Navigate to your Dropbox folder, which should be located in C:\Documents and Settings\YourUsername\My Documents\My Dropbox unless you changed it during installation.
6) Right click on the Dropbox folder and choose Drop As…then, select Junction.
Now do the same for other desktop folders (or any folder, in fact) to keep them all synchronized!
- Peter Kao
