I’m new with insync and I want to know if it’s possible to synchronize a folder in an external hard drive in two different computers (my desktop and laptop) with insync. How to proceed? My OS is ubuntu.
Thanks!
@Alfredo_Sanchez_Albe Yes, it is possible to sync your folders from an external hard drive to Google Drive using Insync.
See howto here: How to sync folders outside of the Insync folder
Let me know if this helps. If not, send me an email to support@insynchq.com
Hi @roald,
DID:
- Synched folder “NN” UP to Drive using alias in OS X from computer 1, no problem.
- Tried synch folder “NN” DOWN from Drive on computer 2 (also OS X) using alias to put synched contents out of the synch folder. I did this by creating folder “NN” out of synch folder and place alias “NN” inside synch folder, then selected “NN” to be synched in insynch.
HAPPENED:
- Insynch created new folder “NN” in Drive, parallel to original “NN”
- Insynch synched original folder contents of “NN” from Drive to new folder “NN (2)” in synch folder on computer 2, parallel to the “NN” alias.
EXPECTED:
Method for synching DOWN from Drive straight into alias. Any workarounds?
Thanks!
What you are saying is that when you add a folder on an external drive to Insync, you get an alias in Drive. Then when you unplug the drive and put it in a second computer, there is no way to point the drive to the same alias there?
My use case is similar. I have not had time to try it yet but my whole reason for trying out Insync is that I want to sync between different external folders, like this:
Google Drive: /Pictures
Computer 1: /Users/per/Pictures
Computer 2: /Volumes/External/Pictures
Computer 3: X:\Some\Sub\Path\Pictures
Is this possible to achieve?