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McMullin
posted this on Nov-28 2010 09:28
Where to start? Bought Syncables to sync between my Mac and windows computers. so far we've managed to install the software and we can open it on both computers.
Unfortunately that's just about the only thing that is currently working.
Problem one. When you go through setup sync library, the software does not recognise any of the folders are there on the Mac. It's just blank. The windows machine however does find the folders. Not that that helps much.
Problem two. So I've been through the library tabs and found the files I want to sync manually. Now to find the other computer. It has been set up already, so press sync. And nothing happens. I've only pressed sync on one computer so it's not that, all that happens is a message pops up saying "No files have been transferred". Then about 30 seconds later changes to telling me when my last sync was. Except that it's wrong, because it didn't sync anything!?! That's assuming that the other computer turns up at all, as on a few occasions (including right now) there is nothing under the "shared computers" tab. Sometimes the other computer turns up, and disappears periodically, and on other times nothing at all. Finder however shows the other computer as being connected to the network - so it appears that Syncables just doesn't want to see the other machine.
Oh yeah, and if you think that the windows machine is somehow working and the mac isn't, trying to sync with the Mac through the windows computer doesn't work either, because when you bring it up under the "shared computers" tab it either asks for a password, or just says that access is denied. If you put in the password, then access is still denied. And then the other computer disappears from the network again.
The easiest way to really describe the problems is :"Help! Nothing works at all!" and I'm afraid that if this isn't resolved, Syncables is taking a one way trip into the nearest dustbin!