Difference between revisions of "Dropbox Syncing"
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Dropbox is a service that allows syncing files/folders across many computers. This is a way to sync a webOS device to Dropbox. This is not a native dropbox client. It connects to a Windows PC that has dropbox installed and syncs the files to that PC's dropbox folder. | Dropbox is a service that allows syncing files/folders across many computers. This is a way to sync a webOS device to Dropbox. This is not a native dropbox client. It connects to a Windows PC that has dropbox installed and syncs the files to that PC's dropbox folder. | ||
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| + | [https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTM4MTI4OTY5 Signup free here or see for more info.] | ||
== How this method works == | == How this method works == | ||
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- A dropbox account with client running on a Windows PC<br> | - A dropbox account with client running on a Windows PC<br> | ||
- Need to know the IP address of the PC with dropbox client<br> | - Need to know the IP address of the PC with dropbox client<br> | ||
| − | - Helps to know how Windows print/filesharing | + | - Helps to know how to setup Windows print/filesharing<br> |
| + | (though the wizard walks you through setup) | ||
== How to install == | == How to install == | ||
| − | - Install Xorg Tools<br> | + | - Install Xorg Tools [http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Xorg_Tools_-_Power_Tools_for_Power_Users here] <br> |
| + | More later | ||
== Details on what is setup == | == Details on what is setup == | ||
These are the configuration files involved if you want to make manual changes. | These are the configuration files involved if you want to make manual changes. | ||
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/etc/fstab<br> | /etc/fstab<br> | ||
/etc/hosts<br> | /etc/hosts<br> | ||
/var/cron/crontabs/root | /var/cron/crontabs/root | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 1 February 2010
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Overview
Dropbox is a service that allows syncing files/folders across many computers. This is a way to sync a webOS device to Dropbox. This is not a native dropbox client. It connects to a Windows PC that has dropbox installed and syncs the files to that PC's dropbox folder.
Signup free here or see for more info.
How this method works
This uses Xorg Tools to setup the configuration and installs the following tools...
- Samba (filesharing)
- Optware (so that samba can be installed)
- Cron (for scheduling)
It uses existing 'rsync' to perform the dropbox syncing.
Requirements
You need the following tools/knowledge to use this service...
- A dropbox account with client running on a Windows PC
- Need to know the IP address of the PC with dropbox client
- Helps to know how to setup Windows print/filesharing
(though the wizard walks you through setup)
How to install
- Install Xorg Tools here
More later
Details on what is setup
These are the configuration files involved if you want to make manual changes.
/etc/fstab
/etc/hosts
/var/cron/crontabs/root