{"id":31698,"date":"2012-05-18T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=31698"},"modified":"2012-05-18T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T11:43:13","slug":"ask-dave-taylor-how-to-work-with-microsoft-briefcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/ask-dave-taylor-how-to-work-with-microsoft-briefcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Dave Taylor: How to Work with Microsoft Briefcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/briefcase.jpg\" alt=\"how to work with microsoft briefcase\" title=\"how to work with microsoft briefcase\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-31701\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to work with Microsoft Briefcase on a Windows PC<\/h3>\n<p>By Dave Taylor<\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">The Question: I need to keep a set of files in sync across my laptop and desktop computer and a colleague told me that I should use Microsoft Windows Briefcase. I have no idea what that is or how to use it. What&#8217;s the scoop on Briefcase?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave&#8217;s Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a question in the class of &#8220;thanks, I didn&#8217;t know about that either&#8221; and I have to say that while I&#8217;d seen Briefcase referenced in the Windows interface, I had no idea it was a slick, well-designed folder synchronization tool that worked across two devices whether they&#8217;re on the same network (the ideal) or whether you have to use an intermediary removable device like a thumb drive. Neat.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s better is that it&#8217;s built right into Windows 7 so there&#8217;s no software to download, no special utility to install, nothing you need to grab from Windows Live, etc. No third party apps = more secure and malware-free system = good. 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