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I'm wondering if it is possible to fully synchronize notebook and desktop, both working under Windows 10. I mean settings, files, meta data etc.

Maybe some examples. Let's say that I've made some change on my notebook while being outside home. I've created a new document .doc placed in D:/myDocuments/Secret. I'd like to have the same file in the same place when I will come back home. Or, let's say, that I've changed an order of icons on my windows' desktop. I'd like to synchronize this change too.

Dear superusers, is it possible? How close to this result can I get?

mathsicist
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There are several possibilities but each have their own strengths and weaknesses.

The simplest approach would be a vanilla Microsoft one. This would require you do use a Microsoft account as the default user account and live.com (OneDrive) for storing your shared documents. You install the OneDrive application and can set it to take over your "My Documents" folder if you like. You can also sync other folders as required. Logging in using your Microsoft account on all computers will sync most settings.

There are plenty of other options for syncing files/folders but not so much for settings since many of them would need a reboot on change. Or at least a logout and back in again.

Julian Knight
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