sync trainz between 2 PCs

billhughes

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HI. Please forgive me if this is a simple question but I wondered if it is possible to sync trainz 2010 between my main PC and my laptop, so that I can work on/use the same content and routes etc on either? If so which files would I need to sync or is it just a case of syncing the entire contents of the trainz program files entry?
 
Firstly you need to register TS10.

There's no simple way to "sync" in the traditional meaning of the word. However you can copy folders between installations or export/import cdps although the latter will still give you problems with missing dependencies in some cases.
 
The easiest way is to copy the entire Trainz install to your other computer. By having a complete copy on the both machines, this will ensure that you have all your dependencies initially, and then any updates can be resolved simply by copying over any missing dependencies or downloading them from the DLS or other sources.

I've done it this way for years even with TS12, and it works great.

As Nicky said you need to register your TS2010. If you registered the software under another account, or perhaps it's not showing here and it is registered to your current username, you need to contact the helpdesk to resolve that issue.

John
 
Thanks for the replies. I have registered etc and have no problems with that. The reason I asked is because sometimes it is more convenient for me to use my laptop and other times my main PC and I just wondered which was the best way to keep the two up to date when I altered anything. Thanks for the advice.
 
I run Trainz between two computers. I sync them using Microsoft's "Sync Toy 2.0". The first time you run it, it may take a while to ensure all the folders are the same, but after that, only the changes you make on one computer will be reflected on the other.

Here's the URL: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155

I use this to backup a lot of folders to my external USB drives.

Bill

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try HiBaller:cool:
 
Simple - have the install on an external 3gig HD plugged in via USB 3 cabled docking station - I have been travelling around with my laptop and trainz for weeks before plugging the HD back into a PC - and no downtime.
 
A 3gig HD is nowhere large enough to handle my install of Trainz. At present, mine is around 23Gigs and growing. And, there is a perceptible delay when reading/writing to/from a USB drive.

Bill
 
Look for a program called "Sharemouse" It allows you to use one keyboard and mouse between 2 or even more machines over an Ethernet cable connection. You will need a cheap switch in the setup and you then plug your modem into that and then each machine can down load. It allows you do a file swap between any of the connected machines. Plug your laptop in and run three machines.

Best thing since sliced bread. There are others that purport to offer the same but "Sharemouse" is the best I have found.

Peter
 
I hadn't thought of that program for a while, Peter. it is a good one. I used it for a while before I bought my 4-port KVM.

Bill
 
Look for a program called "Sharemouse" It allows you to use one keyboard and mouse between 2 or even more machines over an Ethernet cable connection. You will need a cheap switch in the setup and you then plug your modem into that and then each machine can down load. It allows you do a file swap between any of the connected machines. Plug your laptop in and run three machines.

Best thing since sliced bread. There are others that purport to offer the same but "Sharemouse" is the best I have found.

Peter

That sounds like a nice collaborative tool, which can make working on a route with another user quite doable. If one user, for example, is allowed to remotely connect to another user's PC while he is using Trainz, the remote user could then make changes to the route that is opened in Surveyor. This might be the answer to those people who want to work on a collaborative project. At the moment, this involves file sharing, uploading, downloading, and reinstalling the same route again then cloning again and again, to get the changes done between people.

While in the corporate world, we used an in-house-built system which was part of our email. We would conference call between various world locations, the Oracle division I worked at was part of several support locations in US, Canada, India, Australia, and South America. This system worked in a similar fashion, but it's very expensive for what we want to do.

At home I have setup Microsoft's Remote Desktop to connect my All-in-One Dell XPS-18 to my desktop. I've set this PC up in the living room downstairs and connected to my desktop upstairs. This let me share some work I was doing with some visitors without having everyone crowd around my desktop. With the screen maximized, and having a regular keyboard and mouse, it worked just like I was at my desktop. The speed, including frame rates, wasn't have bad either. It was a bit sluggish being over the Ethernet and wireless switch, but that's expected.

John
 
I used Synergy for a few years, worked with Linux, Windows and OSX, until, this sounds familiar, I bought a four port KVM a rather expensive one at the time none of this cheap plastic tat! ........ Of course it's VGA and PS2 ports, not helpful these days when you are using DVI and USB so currently my main machine has its own mouse and keyboard.

I use either Sync toy or Free File sync, depending on which way I'm synchronising. Free File Sync is faster but I stopped recommending it when they started bundling junk with it or rather Source Forge did, they appear to be including junk with most of their downloads these days.
Ethernet and a gigabyte switch helps speed the PC transfers.
 
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