Sounds right Steve,

I stopped to use my FM DB on Dropbox

Regards


Pedro


On 27/07/10 2:48, "Steve Cassidy" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Pedro
> 
> I don't really know what a symbolic link is, but I guess it's some kind of
> shortcut.
> 
> That would simply point from the dropbox folder on your work computer to the
> folder where the actual database file is, right?
> 
> You still have a copy of the database file at wherever the symbolic link
> points to. Then you also have a copy of the file on the dropbox server. And
> probably you have a copy on your second computer.
> 
> I don't know much about dropbox, but I'm reasonably certain it does not
> provide for one computer opening a file that resides on another. It copies the
> files (seamlessly) across the internet. And in any situation where you get
> multiple copies of files, particularly database files, you have to be VERY
> careful about which one you use to enter and view data.
> 
> I'm guessing this is the root of your problem.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Jul 27, 2010, at 12:49 AM, Pedro Perdomo-Miteff wrote:
> 
>> Hi Steve,
>> 
>> I had read again your post and there is something I don't understand well.
>> You said that "using Dropbox with two computers there are at least three
>> copies of the file".
>> 
>> But I'm using a "symbolic link", that, AFAIK is in fact an "alias" of the DB
>> and not a real copy...
>> 
>> I'm now more confussed  :(
>> 
>> 
>> Best