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matulley
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Hey,

 

My essential goal as with any cloud is to sync all my data in real time into one storage solution so it can be accessed as normal from my mobile phone, laptop and ultrabook/chromebook (as well as my desktop which will have its own storage solution).

 

Is there anyway I can set-up a system where I could use my ultrabook on the go and have these files in sync when I get back to my desktop and/or use/see them on other devices. I currently have a spare desktop of which I could turn into a dedicated server with a RAID array but Im just unsure as to whether or not I could find some free software where I could for example, replace or use just like my documents/pictures/music but in sync with all my devices. 

 

Im not a great fan of the idea of potentially having my files on someone elses servers/system forevererer.

 

 

Also could anybody point me towards good NAS solutions that I can add more storage to as I am quite the noob when it comes to NAS drives.

 

thanks :)

 

Edit: Other than for a large storage of music, films, documents and pictures, I will also be using my smaller more portable devices to record things like lectures/meetings can anybody suggest a solution to using a netbook/chromebook to store the files in this cloud rather than locally on the device.

 

Edit2: Does anybody have any experience with using a remote desktop swoftware with a Netbook/chromebook for using things like MATlab, AutoCAD and Maple etc from the Desktop pc.

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Westen Digital offers a personal cloud solution.

 

here is what would be the most easiest solution: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/personalcloud/consumer/

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You can aways use owncloud. Just google it.

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I have a few devices.

- Mobile

- Laptop

- Desktop

- NAS

I have installed BitTorrent Sync on all of them and have my documents, pictures, and a few other files syncing between them. Works really well.

I've set them to sync just over lan. But if needed you can sync over the internet. It will however only be limited by you connections upload speed.

When I get home, my mobile sends my photos and videos to the NAS. So I never have to fear losing them or having them stored on a server somewhere.

If I edit a document on my laptop. I can pull it up on my desktop flawlessly. And if I ever lost anything the NAS is set to archive the important stuff even if it's deleted.

I'm really impressed with it.

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I use BitTorrent Sync as well. It works flawlessly.

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I'm doing the same thing with my QNAP.  It backs up my emails/photos/videos when my phone is plugged in and on wifi.  My QNAP is the 420 model with the 4 bays.  I can also access it from anywhere using VPN or QNAP's on mycloud service.

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I personally would suggest that you use BTSync, since it works in the background (you wouldn't have to interact with it). The only issue is if you're on a network that blocks P2P traffic.

 

By NAS, do you just mean some way to add additional drives to your desktop/server? Or do you want something separate from the file syncing?

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Hey,

 

My essential goal as with any cloud is to sync all my data in real time into one storage solution so it can be accessed as normal from my mobile phone, laptop and ultrabook/chromebook (as well as my desktop which will have its own storage solution).

 

Is there anyway I can set-up a system where I could use my ultrabook on the go and have these files in sync when I get back to my desktop and/or use/see them on other devices. I currently have a spare desktop of which I could turn into a dedicated server with a RAID array but Im just unsure as to whether or not I could find some free software where I could for example, replace or use just like my documents/pictures/music but in sync with all my devices. 

 

Im not a great fan of the idea of potentially having my files on someone elses servers/system forevererer.

 

 

Also could anybody point me towards good NAS solutions that I can add more storage to as I am quite the noob when it comes to NAS drives.

 

thanks :)

 

Edit: Other than for a large storage of music, films, documents and pictures, I will also be using my smaller more portable devices to record things like lectures/meetings can anybody suggest a solution to using a netbook/chromebook to store the files in this cloud rather than locally on the device.

 

Edit2: Does anybody have any experience with using a remote desktop swoftware with a Netbook/chromebook for using things like MATlab, AutoCAD and Maple etc from the Desktop pc.

I have a 5 Node Linux cluster running OwnCloud. It has a collective of 2.5 TB of storage which I manage from a dedicated Android tablet. It is, IMO, the superior solution for data storage. 

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Thanks for replies guys

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