Upside: You can download a nifty little utility from Microsoft called SyncToy (the latest version 1.4 can be found here: SyncToy – there is a beta of 2.0 here.) With it you can synchronize your files from any of you clients (say the laptop you use all day at work) with a shared folder on WHS. You also don’t get to enjoy the benefits of WHS terrific backup and restore if your files aren’t kept on the client machines. See here for instructions.ĭownside: If you’re not connected, you don’t have access to ANY of your files. You can even remap your default My Documents, My Pictures & My Music Folders so the WHS shares look like local files.
Upside: You’ll pretty much have access to ALL your files whether you are connected to your family network or connected to the Internet.
(Please weigh in with your own opinions as we’re always looking for a better approach.): Copy All Your Files to Shares on the Server: Here a couple of ways you might manage your files. That is the promise of Windows Home Server. So you’ve got a network of 3 or 4 wired machines, a couple of laptops, and you’d like to have whatever files you need available whenever you want whether you are connected to your home network or not.