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Use Windows Live Sync to keep your computers “on the same page”

If you have multiple computers (a home computer and a work computer, or a desktop and a laptop, for example), it’s handy to be able to keep the important files synchronized on both machines so you don’t have to keep copying new versions back and forth. There are many different services and programs you can use to do this. One free option is Windows Live Sync. Here’s how it works:
Sign up for a free Windows Live account if you don’t already have one.
Download and install the Live Sync application on both computers.
Make sure both computers are turned on and connected to the Internet.
Sign into the Live Sync web site.
Click “Create a personal folder.”
Find the folder on your hard drive that you want to synchronize with the other computer, or create a new folder for this purpose, and select it.
Click “Sync folder here.”
Select the other computer from the list.
Now pick a folder on the second computer where you want to sync the folder you chose on the first computer.
Select whether to use Automatic sync (the folders will be synchronized for you without you doing anything) or on-demand sync (you sync the folders whenever you choose).
Click Finish.
Now when you change anything in the synced folder on one computer, the changes will be propagated to the other computer.

To sign up for a Windows Live account, go to www.live.com

To download the Live Sync software, go to https://sync.live.com/clientdownload.aspx