Windows live sync and Entourage

[Chandy]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: Exchange

Hi,

Is it possible to sync 'microsoft user data' folder between two Mac laptops using windows live sync (Folder share)?

 

[William Smith [MVP]]

Is it possible to sync 'microsoft user data' folder between two Mac
laptops using windows live sync (Folder share)?

Entourage looks for its Database in one location only -- within the
owner's Documents folder. While it can be moved to another location and
replaced with an alias pointing to the new location, putting it on a
network share or on the Internet would have severe performance issues.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

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[Diane Ross]

Is it possible to sync 'microsoft user data' folder between two Mac laptops
using windows live sync (Folder share)?

A better option would be to use an external drive for Microsoft User Data
folder with alias in Documents folder.

One user explains how they use this method:

I keep my Microsoft User Data folder on an external pocket Firewire drive (a
large capacity USB thumb-drive will suffice if both machines have USB 2.0)
and just keep aliases to it in my Documents folder of all the machines I use
Entourage on (laptop, desktop and occasionally other machines I sit down in
front of for a few hours). Works like a charm and gives me an identical
environment on every machine.

You must quit the Microsoft Database daemon in order to eject the drive.

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
YouTalk <http://tinyurl.com/bzcrjy> <-- Entourage mailing list
Twitter: follow <http://twitter.com/entouragehelp>

 

[Chandy]

Is it possible to sync 'microsoft user data' folder between two Mac laptops
using windows live sync (Folder share)?

A better option would be to use an external drive for Microsoft User Data
folder with alias in Documents folder.

One user explains how they use this method:

I keep my Microsoft User Data folder on an external pocket Firewire drive (a
large capacity USB thumb-drive will suffice if both machines have USB 2.0)
and just keep aliases to it in my Documents folder of all the machines I use
Entourage on (laptop, desktop and occasionally other machines I sit down in
front of for a few hours). Works like a charm and gives me an identical
environment on every machine.

You must quit the Microsoft Database daemon in order to eject the drive.

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
Entourage Help Blog
YouTalk Twitter: follow
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Thanks, That is a very good idea indeed. I'll try it. (I'll try with windows live sync as well!)