Online storing and synchronizing of TC configuration

[DexBG]

I have two questions:
1. Can the TC configuration be stored online? In this case if you have fresh install of TC you will be able to download your configuration in no time.
2. Can the TC configuration be synchronized online? For example if you change something in the TC configuration at work and when you get back home and start TC - it will have the same configuration?

[Hacker]

Hello DexBG,
Sure, just use Syncplicity or Dropbox or a similar service.

HTH
Roman

[Auguste]

Dropbox somewhat automates this, which is good enough for me. It functions like a USB drive on the Internet, so you'll need to manually copy the configs across. If you want it fully automated with Dropbox though, I have the following suggestions:
a) Create a symlink between your Total Commander config directory (C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\GHISLER on Windows 7) and Dropbox, and Dropbox will automatically sync it between both directories.
b) Use Total Commander portable and keep it all in Dropbox (This assumes TC Portable stores the configs in its own directory instead of in a user directory; I've never used it, so I have no idea for sure)
c) Create a script (Batch could probably do the job) and use the Windows Scheduler to automatically check whether Dropbox or your config directory has the latest TC settings, and copy the newest ones across. It could do this by checking the last edited date. You can set it to be run every hour or something.

[DexBG]

Well, I think everybody already have a way to do it (by using Dropbox or other online storage). My point is TC to have some "Smart client" application capabilities. For example (besides the online configuration storing), button in the Help menu - "Check for updates", which (if there are updates available) will automatically update TC to the latest version... etc.

[Auguste]

For example (besides the online configuration storing), button in the Help menu - "Check for updates", which (if there are updates available) will automatically update TC to the latest version... etc.

That would be cool, but I don't know if Total Commander gets updated frequently enough to make it worthwhile. I only bought it a couple of weeks ago, but I don't think it gets updated weekly like a web browser. You can always sign up for update notification emails, either way.

Thinking of configuration synchronisation again, I wonder if it's possible to relocate the config directory and its files. If there were an option to relocate it to one's Dropbox folder, that would make it much easier to sync configs.

[MVV]

You may start TC with command line parameter specifying path to wincmd.ini. BTW most plugins use own INI files that can't be relocated.

[DexBG]

You may start TC with command line parameter specifying path to wincmd.ini. BTW most plugins use own INI files that can't be relocated.

Well, I think the INI file command line option ("/i") doesn't support URL path and therefore using directly an INI file located in online storages (e.g. Dropbox, SkyDrive...) is not possible.

[Hacker]

DexBG,
Dropbox, Syncplicity and similar synchronize your local folders among different computers. Online access is just one of the features.

Roman

[DexBG]

DexBG,
Dropbox, Syncplicity and similar synchronize your local folders among different computers. Online access is just one of the features.

Roman

Hmmm, it is a good idea to put the TC configuration files into folder synchronized by Dropbox or Syncplicity and point TC installations on different computers to use it. Thanks [/img]

[Auguste]

DexBG,
Dropbox, Syncplicity and similar synchronize your local folders among different computers. Online access is just one of the features.

Roman

Yep, that's the beauty of them. You can put the configs somewhere like "C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\Documents\My Dropbox\TC" and change the shortcuts on your computers to look for it.