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Synchronize Laptop and Desktop

Are there any tools that would allow me to basically have all the same stuff I have on my laptop on my desktop? Right now I have a file server that stores the My Documents folders, but I'd like to be able to sync my IE and Firefox bookmarks, passwords, subversion repositories, FileZilla configuration, and so on. Frankly, I'd even want to sync new software installations and upgrades.

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Guest [Entry]

Microsoft Synctoy is pretty good at syncronizing files over a network share.
Guest [Entry]

"Windows Live Mesh. In addition to synchronizing selected directories between one or more computers, Live Mesh provides the capability to remote control computers that are part of the mesh. That's particularly handy when you are away and forget a file in a non-synchronized folder (as I did this morning). Live Mesh also provides a ""cloud desktop"" that allows you to access all of your files through a browser regardless of what computer you are actually using.

Live Mesh is still a beta product. There is also a Mac version (also beta)."
Guest [Entry]

"All of the above suggestions are good.

Specially Windows Live Mesh is a great piece of software. you can use that software to synchronize file folders on multiple computers. There is a folder size limit of 25 GB.
Windows Live Sync (http://sync.live.com) another folder/file sync software without any folder size limits
for software tools you can always use the portable versions of software then installer. Above 2 tools will help you synchronize software utilities

Hope this helps."
Guest [Entry]

"While for the browser passwords there is a solution like lastpass, bookmark synchronizers etc., there isn't a general solution.

The suggestion of redandwhite to use Portable Apps, can solve this for products that have a portable version, but not all do.

The File and Settings Transfer Wizard can be a partial solution for Microsoft products, but you're certainly going to have a problem with license activation.

If I could work out a general solution for this problem, I would be too rich to spend time on this forum."