Syncing two computers (especially Outlook)

Posted on July 8, 2010

Dropbox.com allowed me to sync Outlook on my 2 computers, simply by dropping the pst file in a folder. Worked with Quicken, too. Magic. You just have to be careful not to have Outlook open on both computers at the same time.

When you install Dropbox, it adds a folder, My Dropbox, to your My Documents folder. Then, you just move your pst file to the Dropbox folder. When you restart Outlook, you will be prompted for the new location. After you’ve done that on one computer, add Dropbox to your 2nd computer. Wait a few minutes, and the pst file will appear. Then rename your pst file for the 2nd computer and start Outlook up. It will also ask for the location, and after you point it to My Dropbox, you’re in businees.

Dropbox takes care of syncing things automatically from that point on. I was dubious at first, but it works great.

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2 Responses to “Syncing two computers (especially Outlook)”

  1. J.Black_ie on July 9th, 2010 9:29 am

    Dropbox is OK, but if you need to share only Outlook there are other less complicated solutions. For example Public Folders from CodeTwo. I found this article on the web and it really works fine for me:
    http://www.codetwo.com/blog/sync-outlook-between-two-computers/1334

  2. admin on July 9th, 2010 4:22 pm

    That looks pretty awesome, too. I didn’t find it when I was looking for solutions. If I run into problems with Dropbox, I’ll definitely pursue it.

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