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Best way to keep music synced between Desktop and laptop?

LilSwann 9:55 PM - 2 February, 2012
Right now trying to figure a better way to move music from an external I'm using on an iMac and get it moved to the laptop without manually doing it everytime I need to update with new music. Suggestions?
the_black_one 10:19 PM - 2 February, 2012
super duper. look it up, learn it
SUBSTANCE 3:53 AM - 7 February, 2012
itunes home sharing
SeriousCyrus 10:09 AM - 7 February, 2012
At the moment I use schronosynch, but it's less than ideal. At least I'm no longer moving over the entire directory all the time and you can save tasks.

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itunes home sharing
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While this might work at home, if the OP is like me, the iMac holds and manages the music library, but when you want to take the macbook out for a gig, all the music has to be updated on the laptop, you won't be able to share at the gig. Then you might make changes, new cues, update the crates, so when you get back, the library needs to be synched the other way.

Currently I get some problems with my iMac when I sync the music back to the imac, tracks get duplicated in crates for some reason.


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super duper. look it up, learn it


That looks pretty good, gonna give that one a go.
dj_soo 10:10 AM - 7 February, 2012
i just play off an external and set the iTunes library file to read directly off the external. Just have to remember to launch itTunes first on my laptop everytime I've updated so it will read the changes made from my desktop.
Dj Mike P. 3:03 PM - 7 February, 2012
Carbon Copy Cloner. Free app, works great.
PopRoXxX 3:48 PM - 7 February, 2012
^^^ +1
Musically Minded 3:50 PM - 7 February, 2012
firewire cable between my imac and mac book pro,
PopRoXxX 3:56 PM - 7 February, 2012
That's cool too
babooza69 3:58 PM - 7 February, 2012
my question is how do i keep music synced between a windows desktop and mac laptop?
Dj Nyce 5:24 AM - 8 February, 2012
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my question is how do i keep music synced between a windows desktop and mac laptop?


my favorite file backup solution for mac is ChronoSync. it can sync between mac and windows filesytems. i use it to backup my serato library, my itunes library and my music library to a windows network share weekly.

it can perform the following types of operations: backup either direction, sync both directions, blind backup both directions, mirror both directions and bootable both directions.

it also has reporting/error handling, sync triggers, email notifications, can run scripts and a has a rule engine.

i love superduper for complete disk backups but for folder backups ChronoSync can't be beat.
RichardM3317 7:44 AM - 8 February, 2012
ChronoSync
a DJ 8:32 AM - 8 February, 2012
I use Syncback and an external hard drive. works great
HandsomeRobDJ 2:30 PM - 8 February, 2012
I use an extra folder in my external where I keep everything and copy all of my new stuff there when I get it so I'll know what to copy to my performing laptop later. This helps me keep track of things I need to do without actually having to remember and helps me avoid playing mad scientist with a bunch of freeware.