Comments on: How Microsoft FolderShare Totally Screwed Me Over http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/ web 2.0, design & community Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: all in one computers desktop http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96875 all in one computers desktop Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:09:37 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96875 [...] And when that once in a while comes along, be sure I??ll let you know so you can avoid a similarhttp://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/Great performance doesn't always follow more memory Seattle TimesQ: I've added memory to my three [...] [...] And when that once in a while comes along, be sure I??ll let you know so you can avoid a similarhttp://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/Great performance doesn’t always follow more memory Seattle TimesQ: I’ve added memory to my three [...]

]]> By: Jeff Hester http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96861 Jeff Hester Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:18:03 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96861 Backups. What a concept, eh? There's a postscript to this saga. After restoring all my music files from backup (which was a breeze with Windows Live OneCare), I did some cleanup and my regular weekly backup kicked off. For some reason, there was a huge number of files to be backed up (over 30GB). This is unusual because I only backup my files, not my programs. After messing around with it for longer than I care to admit, I finally got my regular weekly backups going again, and discovered that Foldershare had NOT actually deleted my music files after all! They had been "moved" to a "foldershare/trash/" folder (apparently the last step before deletion). So I essentially ended up backing up my music files in duplicate. Oh well. I'm still not happy with Foldershare, and won't recommend it, period. Backups. What a concept, eh?

There’s a postscript to this saga. After restoring all my music files from backup (which was a breeze with Windows Live OneCare), I did some cleanup and my regular weekly backup kicked off. For some reason, there was a huge number of files to be backed up (over 30GB). This is unusual because I only backup my files, not my programs.

After messing around with it for longer than I care to admit, I finally got my regular weekly backups going again, and discovered that Foldershare had NOT actually deleted my music files after all! They had been “moved” to a “foldershare/trash/” folder (apparently the last step before deletion). So I essentially ended up backing up my music files in duplicate.

Oh well. I’m still not happy with Foldershare, and won’t recommend it, period.

]]> By: Jeff Hester http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96857 Jeff Hester Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:35:27 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96857 Actually, it took a while for my brain to engage, and realize that another Microsoft product actually saved my butt! Windows Live OneCare automatically backs up my PC weekly to an external drive. I did a restore this morning, and all my music is back again! Woo-hoo! Actually, it took a while for my brain to engage, and realize that another Microsoft product actually saved my butt! Windows Live OneCare automatically backs up my PC weekly to an external drive. I did a restore this morning, and all my music is back again! Woo-hoo!

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96855 Zoli Erdos Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:32:25 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96855 Your "lost" files did not go in the Windows recycle bin, because Foldershare has its own. It's accessible from the little Foldershare icon in the systray: More > Trash. Your “lost” files did not go in the Windows recycle bin, because Foldershare has its own. It’s accessible from the little Foldershare icon in the systray: More > Trash.

]]> By: Jeff Hester http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96854 Jeff Hester Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:22:20 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96854 I was waiting for that punchline, Tigerblade. Although Microsoft is one of those companies that people love to hate, in all honesty, I've generally had a very positive experience with most of their beta software. Not this time. On the positive side, iTunes still "remembers" what USED to be on my PC... so I can at least keep track of what I need to replace. I was waiting for that punchline, Tigerblade.

Although Microsoft is one of those companies that people love to hate, in all honesty, I’ve generally had a very positive experience with most of their beta software. Not this time.

On the positive side, iTunes still “remembers” what USED to be on my PC… so I can at least keep track of what I need to replace.

]]> By: Tigerblade http://www.jeffhester.net/2008/06/28/how-microsoft-foldershare-totally-screwed-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-96853 Tigerblade Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:10:23 +0000 http://www.jeffhester.net/?p=615#comment-96853 Well, to be fair, you were warned. I mean, it does say "Microsoft" right there in the application name. Well, to be fair, you were warned. I mean, it does say “Microsoft” right there in the application name.

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