What's the best way to actively sync two folders across two network locations?

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I have two Windows 2003 servers on two network locations, and the folders are supposed to have the same content at any given time. Basically, whenever a file is written to one of the folders it needs to be written to the corresponding folder on the other machine. What's the best way to achieve this?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 12 '12 at 15:01

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You want to use DFS Replication for this.

The link provided is for 2012, but DFS-R was first introduced in 2003. It will meet your needs without all of the bells and whistles of the newer versions.

answered Nov 12 '12 at 15:01

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '12 at 08:57

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SyncToy

You can script it, so you could make scheduled job out of it, running once every minute or so.

answered Nov 12 '12 at 08:57

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What's the best way to actively sync two folders across two network locations?

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