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I am Looking for a free tool for Windows, so I can quickly copy multiple folders/files from 1 computer to multiple PC's (49) in one go. Saving me from logging into each machine and copy and paste manually. 

They will go to the same drive partition and letter  and will probably create them as shared.

 

This wont be a one of process this will happen regularly when any of the files get updated.

 

 

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Well if you've got a Windows domain and are an admin on it you can push files through GPO... but without that you're not going to be able to push files to machines unless they already have shares set up you have access to.

 

Sounds more like a case where a "cloud" system à la nextcloud would be more appropriate.

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2 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Well if you've got a Windows domain and are an admin on it you can push files through GPO... but without that you're not going to be able to push files to machines unless they already have shares set up you have access to.

 

Sounds more like a case where a "cloud" system à la nextcloud would be more appropriate.

Yep can get it on a domain... Do you have any resources for me to look  how to do it?

The folders will probably be on a Synology NAS in the end and every time a folder gets updated  it will move them to those 49 PC's

 

 

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Without windows stuff like what Kilrah says..

 

Could be easily done with a torrent client and a shared network folder.

Make a torrent, put it on the shared folder, seed the torrent with the files/folder from the server or computer with the shared folder.

 

Torrent clients on each computer can monitor a shared folder (check location for changes) and auto download any torrent file showing up there and download it to a pre-specified location. Some clients also allow you to launch something after the torrent is downloaded. 

 

You don't need an external tracker, you can enable qBitTorrent's internal tracker ( https://ip:port/announce )  or any other client's internal tracker ... or you can set up a torrent tracker within your network.

 

Example on qBitTorrent's options panel for monitoring/auto download / launch when done etc :

 

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