well, you might want to carry with your laptop some files to work on while you're away. When you return to the desktop, you want to ensure that only those files you worked on are updated on both computers. How do you do it?
You can just let the computer do the work, thanks to the handy Briefcase. The Windows Briefcase has been around for quite some time. It's a sadly neglected feature, one that most users avoid. That's probably because the name is just really stupid. Despite that, making a Briefcase in Windows is the starting point for sharing files between two computers. It's easy - just follow these steps:
1. Open any folder window on your desktop computer.
For example, open the My Documents window. You can also use the desktop itself.
2. Right-click a blank spot in the window (or on the desktop) to display a shortcut menu.
3. Choose New --> Briefcase from the menu.
The Briefcase icon appears, named New Briefcase.
4. Optionally, rename the Briefcase icon.
The icon is ready to be renamed in Windows Vista; in Windows XP, press the F2 key to give the thing a new name. You can always just stick with the name New Briefcase, if you want.
Yes, you're done. All you need to do is create a single Briefcase folder on your desktop computer. The laptop doesn't need a Briefcase folder.
Here are a few pointers about how the Briefcase folder synchronizes files between the desktop and the laptop:
* The Briefcase works kind of like a folder, but it's not really a folder. It's a storage unit you can use to shuttle files between two computers.
* When you happen to have more than one laptop, you need more than one Briefcase to help keep files synchronized between the desktop and those laptops. In that case, create a Briefcase for each laptop and name each Briefcase appropriately.
Answered by
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9:56 PM on June 19, 2008
