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Discussion on: How to keep all dev files in sync when switching computers constantly?

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Galuh Utama • Edited

I wouldn't complicate things with synchronizing hundreds or even thousands of files over sync solutions like dropbox or google drive. In the company I'm working for, using these cloud drives to store files are forbidden (mostly because of GDPR issues). And sometimes synchronizing a lot of small files can take a long time and is less reliable than git.

So my solutions right now are:

  1. Laptops instead of work PCs. Bring the laptops home when you need to work from home.
  2. Remote PC solution with TeamViewer, VNC, Remote Desktop, etc to the office PC from home. Assuming that your internet connection from home is good.
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Omar Elbaga

Hmm. I definitely appreciate your point of view. We're thinking of laptops, but you know the Team Viewer has always been kind of a hassle and it's not very productive. It's very slow and has other problems. It's good to do a quick thing, but if you really have to actually work through Team Viewer I would completely forget about that as an option.