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In what I think is a long-overdue post, Microsoft is finally explaining how Windows Live FolderShare will be replaced by Windows Live Sync in the coming weeks and what that means to users… Dear FolderShare friends, We want to let you know what's next for FolderShare, and to make you aware of some important upcoming changes. In December, we will release a new product called Windows Live Sync. You can think of it as FolderShare 2.0. It's going to look familiar and offer the same great features, plus: More folders and files - sync up to 20 folders with 20,000 files each. Integration with Windows Live ID - no more extra sign-in stuff to remember. Integration with the Recyle Bin - no more separate Trash folder to fiddle with. New client versions for both Windows and Mac. Unicode support - sync files in other languages. A huge part of Sync's success story depends on FolderShare users like you. When Sync releases, FolderShare goes into retirement. That means your FolderShare software will stop working and will ask you to upgrade to Sync. Once you do, Sync will automatically rebuild your personal folders. We expect a lot of new users when Sync is released, so if you can't sign in right away, please give it a little time. Here's the part you need to pay attention to: Sync will not be able to rebuild your shared libraries. If you have a lot of shared libraries, you should hop over to the FolderShare website while it's still available and copy all that information. You'll need it to rebuild your shared libraries in Sync. You should also note that the Professional option is being retired with the FolderShare name. Sync has a single offer, which provides free synchronization for up to 20 libraries and 20,000 files. We'll be working to raise those numbers as our service grows. Thanks for being a FolderShare user! We're excited about delivering an even better file-synchronization experience to customers like you. WeIn what I think is a long-overdue post, Microsoft is finally explaining how Windows Live FolderShare will be replaced by Windows Live Sync in the coming weeks and what that means to users…Dear FolderShare friends,We want to let you know what's next for FolderShare, and to make you aware of some important upcoming changes.In December, we will release a new product called Windows Live Sync. You can think

FolderShare and Windows Live SyncThe original Windows Live FolderShare logoWindows Live Sync "Wave 3" logoMicrosoft bought FolderShare from ByteTaxi Inc. on November 3, 2005, and subsequently made it a part of their Windows Live range of services.[4]On March 10, 2008, Microsoft released its first user visible update to the then Windows Live FolderShare. This comprised a rewrite of the FolderShare website and an updated Windows Live FolderShare client. Support for discussion groups and Remote Desktop Search was also removed in the update. The new client had some user interface and branding updates and contained several bug fixes - including official support for Windows Vista and discontinued support for Windows 2000.Since its rebrand as Windows Live FolderShare, the client and service had undergone extensive platform changes, switching from the original LAMP which it was originally built on when acquired, to the Windows Server platform. In the Windows Live Essentials "Wave 3" release, Windows Live FolderShare was again rebranded as Windows Live Sync. New UI improvements were also announced to be part of the "Wave 3" release, integrating it with other Windows Live services. New features of the then Windows Live Sync "Wave 3" compared to FolderShare included increased limit of sync folders, integration with Windows Live ID, integration with Recycle Bin, unicode support, support for Mac OS X, and integration with Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Toolbar to sync photo albums and favorites between PCs.[5] Windows Live Sync Wave 3 was released on December 11, 2008,[6] and an update

Of it as FolderShare 2.0. It's going to look familiar and offer the same great features, plus:More folders and files - sync up to 20 folders with 20,000 files each.Integration with Windows Live ID - no more extra sign-in stuff to remember.Integration with the Recyle Bin - no more separate Trash folder to fiddle with.New client versions for both Windows and Mac. Unicode support - sync files in other languages.A huge part of Sync's success story depends on FolderShare users like you. When Sync releases, FolderShare goes into retirement. That means your FolderShare software will stop working and will ask you to upgrade to Sync. Once you do, Sync will automatically rebuild your personal folders. We expect a lot of new users when Sync is released, so if you can't sign in right away, please give it a little time.Here's the part you need to pay attention to: Sync will not be able to rebuild your shared libraries. If you have a lot of shared libraries, you should hop over to the FolderShare website while it's still available and copy all that information. You'll need it to rebuild your shared libraries in Sync.You should also note that the Professional option is being retired with the FolderShare name. Sync has a single offer, which provides free synchronization for up to 20 libraries and 20,000 files. We'll be working to raise those numbers as our service grows.Thanks for being a FolderShare user! We're excited about delivering an even better file-synchronization experience to customers like you. We hope you'll come along as we move forward with Windows Live Sync.Sincerely,The Windows Live Sync (formerly FolderShare) teamCuriously, they left out the best part: Windows Live Sync will integrate with Windows Live Photo Gallery to automatically sync your photo libraries across multiple PCs as well.Read more about:MicrosoftAbout the AuthorYou May Also Like

Not too long ago, moving files between PCs was quite a hassle. Whether you were shuttling files among your own machines or swapping files with someone else, your best bet was to e-mail them back and forth. But even that was time-consuming, and because of crowded in-boxes and attachment restrictions, it didn't always work. Today, however, there are any number of inexpensive, Web-based applications that let you move files between point A and point B. You can use a remote access tools like Laplink Everywhere or 01 Communique's I'm InTouch. And if you'd like to swap files with friends, family, and colleagues, you can use private peer-to-peer apps like Grouper, Qnext, or ShareDirect. Then there are apps like BeInSync and ByteTaxi's FolderShare. With these tools, you can easily swap files among your own machines and also with friends and family. And you can automatically synchronize files and folders across multiple machines, avoiding manual transfers entirely. If you change a file on one machine, it's automatically changed on all the others.When it comes to file swapping and synchronization, FolderShare is about on a par with BeInSync. BeInSync's interface is a bit more intuitive, but FolderShare gives you a bit more freedom in terms of which files and folders you'd liked to share and synchronize. The main difference is that BeInSync also lets you synchronize e-mail messages, contacts, and more. FolderShare handles only files (unless you want to kludge together workarounds). But it's cheaper than BeInSync. In fact, its Basic version is completely free; BeInSync costs $9.95 per month.FolderShare is unusual in that it's not quite a standalone client and not quite a browser-based app. It's a bit of both. To use the service, you first download and install a small client on your primary PC and sign up for an account,