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Version:  1.5.3

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Syncing Keynote files--damaging files

Feedback Type:  Troubleshooting Report

Contributed by: teacher24_70 Friday, October 10 2008 @ 10:03 PM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

I'm testing out this product in hopes that it can replace the "File Synchronization" that I currently use. I don't really like the way it syncs Keynote files. I understand that Keynote files are package files. If I am working on a 100+ slide file (sometimes upwards of 500MB w/ photos) and out of habit hit save at the end, it updates the modification date. There have been an occasion when I hit save, but there were actually no changed slides in the file. "File Synchronization" updates the entire Keynote file, even though all individual components are identical.

I'd like to find a program that can peak in the contents and only update those changed pieces (and maybe the folder itself so that it's modification date matches).

I tried testing SyncTwoFolders by creating a 4 slide file, syncing, then editing 1 slide on the original, then syncing again. Several times now, it has damaged the keynote file on the Target drive and the file will not open.

I have Settings set to "Reciprocal" and "Manage Dates" with preferences unchecked for "Package" and "With extension".

I couldn't find an email for the developer on his site (could only read the English portions of the site) and thought I'd try here.

Any ideas? Am I going about this the right way? Is what I'm trying to accomplish possible?
  
System Info:MacBook 2.4ghz, 4 Gig Ram, Leopard 10.5.5

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Syncing Keynote files--damaging files - tom.25

Hi, I'm the author. My email is in the About SyncTwoFolders window.

No, what you are trying to do is not possible. May be saving it on another disk using Source on Target and WITHOUT using this saved package. Just in case of crash to copy back the ENTIRE package.

If you're trying to sync 2 packages you're using on 2 differents Mac it won't work. Because a same file could be modify in the two packages, then which one SyncTwoFolders should keep ?

I will write a note in the FAQ about that.

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Saturday, October 11 2008 @ 03:03 AM PDT