[Leaplist] discussion - ways to share/access data

[Dan Cherry]

I use multiple computers, and would be interested in various ideas and 
viewpoints on storing files (if you use multiple computers to share files).

I'll throw some things out on the table to see what others think.

For starters, I use a small home network, with a small server, and work 
primarily on a desktop and a laptop (about 50-50).  Other family members 
access some of the shared data, as well.

I like to take my /home/user directories, and get as much of the 'data' files 
(documents, images, audio, etc.) isolated from the 'config' files as 
possible.  (facilitates accessing the documents from different machines).

I also like to isolate wip from completed work - the completed work (such as 
images, audio files, pdfs, bin files and downloads) get moved to a /share 
area

I've tried...
1) sharing a single folder area on the desktop using access with nfs and 
automount from the laptop
    (nice because there is only one set of files - not so nice when nfs is not 
available)

2) duplicating document folders on different pc's with rsync
    (nice from the laptop when 'on the road' and nfs isn't available - not so 
nice when rsync hasn't run since changes were made - some issues with rsync 
when doing house cleaning)

3) ssh and nfs access to /share/docs type of folder
    (nice centralized access to completed work - not so nice with wip, and 
when i've been delinquent on my 'filing' chores)

So, for those of you who use multiple pc's, what have you found that works 
best for accessing your document files?  

Dan

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