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organising folders on a small network

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  • 20-07-2005 7:22pm
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    junglequestions
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    Hi,

    Ive been asked to do a job for a friend. They have 4 computers networked. Their folders and files are everywhere.

    Any advise on how I could go about organising them and helping them keep themselves organised? or do I just have to slog thru it!!


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    galwaydude18
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    well for a start do you want to find all the duplicate files that they have on the network and delete all the unnecessary ones? If so you can get software to find them system mechanic springs to mind for this job. as the rest id say you will have to slog your way through it unless someone knows any better!?


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    Stephen
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    A simple fileserver would be ideal. Everyone can save their work to folders on the fileserver, which, ideally, would be backed up to tape or something every night. Plus all files would be available regardless of whether X or Y's PC is turned on, etc.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,863 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Designate one as a server and share a folder.

    map a drive to it from all PC's including itself as
    net use F: \\PC\share

    setup a folder for each person / each project in the folder.
    If it's a workgroup then synchronising passwords and usernames is a pain.

    don't forget a backup solution.


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    junglequestions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭junglequestions


    thanks for all your suggestions.
    im not going down the path of installing a fileserver or backuo solution.... its too much hassle for me in the long run plus they probably wont be willing to pay the correct amount for it.. does anybody else find how tight some businesses are when it comes to investing in IT?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,863 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Back in the early 90's accountants and solicitors used to be the worst we dealt with. One shower wanted a vat invoice for a single 10p photocopy. Another did up a legal document with like 7 pages to make sure they were getting a computer that was IBM compatible.


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    junglequestions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭junglequestions


    i must start writing myself up some contracts for people to sign for any extra maintenance or calls outside the work I do for them.
    I do some web development but people then think they can call on you any time of the day to sort out their hardware problems. you feel embarrassed refusing but annoyed because I found myself spending up to an hour on the phone and not getting a penny for it!
    any suggestions on where I could start on suggest aggreements/ contracts


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