file sharing check out ----
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- brianbrooks
Here is the deal:
At my work there is about 5 macs that share files (quark, phtoshop files etc) off a central server. Instead of working on the files over the network, we occassionaly copy them to our machines so we can work on them faster.
You can probably see where I am going with this....Sometimes when we put the file back on the server,and whoops!.... we learn that someone else was working on it, and overwrote there changes.
Is there software we could put on our sever so that you will have to "sign out" the files before using them. Sort of like a library check out system for your mac files.
Thanks in advance!!
- unformatted0
dreamweaver if you guys have that. check in check out.
- rob_pc0
We used to use Interwoven.
http://www.interwoven.comNot too hard to learn. Not sure how expensive.
- gelund0
Microsoft Sourcesafe does the trick and also allows you to rollback to any previous version. Only problem is, I dunno if there is a MAC version.
- ribit0
you could just use agreed practices such as delete them from the server when working on them... or always save with a date/time stamp in the filename... or only allow saves back to a different directory...
But what is faster about copying them locally anyway? They are held in RAM when they are open arent they? or is this for batch copying, multiple local saves, then copying back the final version?
- ribit0
unless of course we are talking about files within a website structure, in which case you really have to use a versioning system of some sort...
- CyBrainX0
It depends on the software. Quark has Copy Desk and InDesign has an equivalent. I know Dreamweaver can be set up to workt that way too. Maybe even Photoshop.
What are you working in?
- brianbrooks0
We are all working in OS X.2
- brianbrooks0
We work on the files on our desktop, multiple saves, then once we are done, we move the file back on the server.
A lot of times we are in a hurry, make the change, and copy it back to the sever, overwriting the work of another person.