So, I switch computers a lot. One minute I’m on my desktop, the next I’m kicking it with my Eee PC. Some times I’m on my University campus and I use one of their machines. But I like to have all my documents with me at all times. So, I keep a copy of my documents folder on my 2 GB DataTraveler from Kingston .

I recently discovered a fantastic tool called Unison that works from the command line or with a GTK interface that allows me to sync my files between my desktop and my usb drive. If I delete a file in one place, it gets deleted in the other…if I work on a file, the newest version is synced when I run the program. You can even sync over ssh! It’s a nice little tool that’s really keeping me from having a lot headaches. Plus it allows to me keep a very up-to-date backup of some of my most important files.

Installation on Ubuntu is as easy as sudo apt-get install unison

If you’re looking a quick, easy, and functional solution to keep files in multiple locations in sync, check out Unison.

Unison Homepage