Why sync files between desktop and laptop?
"I want to sync files between my desktop and laptop. Since I use a laptop at work and a desktop with Windows 10 installed at home, I want to sync applications, games, documents, etc. between the laptop and desktop. There is There is no way to synchronize files between desktops and laptops, or how to transfer files between laptops and desktops? Do you have a good method? Thank you."
For users with 2 or more computers, file synchronization between desktop and laptop is a common requirement. Synchronizing files is equivalent to backing up files to prevent data loss. Whatever the reason, you need to find an easy and fast way to sync.
The way to sync files between desktop and laptop!
How to transfer files between laptop and desktop? If you have searched for related issues on the Internet, you may know that there are several synchronization methods: sharing files between laptops and desktops, using external hard disks, using cloud disks, and third-party synchronization software. Let's take a look at these methods:
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Shared files: To put it simply, let the two computers be in the same local area network, then create a shared folder on the main computer, and use another computer to access the shared folder to obtain files. This method will not work if you are not on the same network or if the host computer is turned off.
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External hard disk: External hard disk refers to HDD, SSD, U disk and other devices, copy files to the external hard disk, and then connect to the target device to access data.
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Third-party software: Most software can help you synchronize files between desktops and laptops. In addition, they also support daily/weekly/monthly automatic synchronization of files, and you can also set notes for them to distinguish other synchronization tasks.
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Cloud disks: For example, Microsoft OneDrive cloud disks and Baidu cloud disks are no strangers to users, and they are a good way to synchronize files across multiple devices (laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and tablets).
From this point of view, synchronizing files between desktops and laptops needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis. If the two computers are in the same network, you can use third-party professional software to synchronize files. If you are not on the same network, please use cloud disk to synchronize files.
Synchronize files between desktop and laptop with AOMEI Backupper
AOMEI Easy Backup is a synchronization software specially designed for Windows systems, supporting various Windows operating systems. Including Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11, it is safe and easy to use. If you want to synchronize files between desktop computers and notebooks, you can choose to synchronize files to your own U disk or mobile hard disk, and then Just connect it to another computer.
If you want to synchronize files between two computers more easily, after upgrading to Easy Backup VIP function, you can directly synchronize your files from one computer to another computer under the same network, which is relatively convenient Some. And in terms of file synchronization, it has the following advantages:
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It has a variety of synchronization schemes: it supports basic synchronization, mirror synchronization, real-time synchronization and two-way synchronization, which can meet your various synchronization needs.
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Support timing synchronization: support timing synchronization tasks, so that the synchronization tasks are automatically executed according to daily/weekly/monthly/trigger events/USB insertion, which is very convenient and practical.
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Good compatibility: suitable for Windows PC operating systems, including Windows11/10/8/8.1/7/XP/Vista.
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Has a friendly software interface: the user interface is clean and intuitive, and the operation method is easy to learn, even if you are a computer novice, you can easily use it.
After installing AOMEI Easy Backup in the download center, you can follow the demo tutorial to learn how to transfer files between laptops and desktops!
1. Before performing the desktop and laptop synchronization file task, you need to create a network shared folder on another computer, then open AOMEI Backupper, upgrade it to VIP, and then click Synchronization > Basic in the main interface Synchronize.
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Live Sync monitors files in real time and syncs detected changes immediately.
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Mirror synchronization can make the target file exactly the same as the source file.
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Two-way sync syncs files from a source location to a destination location, and can also sync files from a destination location to a source location.
2. Click +Add directory to select the files or folders you need to synchronize.
3. Click the inverted triangle icon on the right side of the long bar below, select network share or NAS, enter the IP address of the target computer, find your shared folder, and click OK to set it as the target path.
4. After confirming that everything is correct, click Start Synchronization to execute the desktop computer and notebook file synchronization task.
Sync files between desktop and laptop with OneDrive
If the two devices that need to be synchronized are not in the same network, you can consider using a cloud disk to achieve the goal.
For example, if we want to use OneDrive to synchronize files between desktops and laptops, you need to copy and paste the files to the local folder of OneDrive, which is usually located in C:\Users\your username\OneDrive, and then your files will be synced to onedrive.com, and then you only need to log in to your OneDrive account on other devices to complete the sync.
Summarize
The above is the method of synchronizing files between desktop and notebook. Please note that if your two computers are on the same network, you can consider using AOMEI Backupper to synchronize files. If they are not on the same network, it may be a better choice for an external hard disk or cloud disk to synchronize files.
In addition, besides the synchronization function, AOMEI Easy Backup also has backup, restore, and clone functions, which can help you clone the system to a new hard disk, or perform hard disk copy, or use the system/disk/partition/file backup function to protect Your system or important data will not be lost!