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How to sync your RockBOX songs and playlists with any windows version!

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basilmir:
sorry about the logo... thought box was emphasized more than rock.

when i said "the rockbox" i meant it as in install it on the ipod... or device...


It does not leave folders behind. :D Here is an except from MS's web site:

"The Briefcase feature in Windows XP helps you keep your files updated by automatically synchronizing multiple copies of individual files. In other words, Briefcase keeps track of the relationship between files on two or more computers. For example, if you use a desktop computer at the office, and you use a portable computer when you are on the road, Briefcase synchronizes and updates the files on your desktop computer to the modified versions when you reconnect your portable computer to the desktop computer.

Briefcase stores and displays the update status of files. It keeps track of whether a file is linked to the original file on your main computer, or whether it is an orphan file (a file stored in Briefcase that is not linked to another file). You can use this information to keep your files organized and to keep track of the most recent versions of your files. "




How to Use Briefcase to Synchronize Files on Two Computers
1. NOTE: The following steps assume that you use a desktop computer as your primary computer and a portable computer as your secondary computer.

 
2. Connect your portable computer to your desktop computer.

You can connect your computers either over a network or by using a direct cable connection.
3. Start Briefcase on your portable computer, and then drag the files or folders that you want to work with from your desktop computer to Briefcase.

NOTE: Before you copy folders and files from your desktop computer to Briefcase, the folders containing the files must be shared.
4. Start Briefcase, and then make the changes that you want to the files.
5. When you have finished working on the files, reconnect your portable computer to your desktop computer (if they were disconnected), and then start Briefcase on your portable computer.
6. Do one of the following: • To update all files, click Update All on the Briefcase menu.

-or-
• To update only some of the files, select the file or files that you want to update, and then click Update Selection on the Briefcase menu.
 
7. The Update dialog box is displayed. Confirm the update action on the files or folders that are displayed in the dialog box, and then click Update.
The files on your desktop computer are updated with the modified versions of those files in Briefcase on your portable computer.




How to Split Files Stored in Briefcase from Their Counterparts
When you split a file stored in Briefcase, you separate the Briefcase copy of the file from its counterpart outside Briefcase. The resulting orphan file stored in Briefcase can no longer be synchronized.

To split files stored in Briefcase from their counterparts, follow these steps: 1. Start Briefcase, right-click the file that you want to split, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Update Status tab.
3. Click Split From Original, and then click Yes when you are prompted, to prevent any future updates of the file.
4. Click Close, and then quit Briefcase.
The file is now an orphan.
How to Check the Status of Files Stored in Briefcase
1. Start Briefcase, right-click the file that you want to check, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Update Status tab. • If the Briefcase file and its counterpart outside Briefcase (the original copy of the file on another computer) are synchronized, an Up-to-date icon is displayed.
• If the Briefcase file and its counterpart are not synchronized, a Replace arrow is displayed. The arrow points towards the copy of the file that requires updating.

Click Update to synchronize the files.

The file stored in Briefcase and its counterpart outside Briefcase are synchronized.  
 

psycho_maniac:
Now put this on the wiki because its going to get lost on the forums just like BigBambi said.

Chronon:
As for where in the Wiki, why not add an entry to UsefulTools and link to the relevant Microsoft.com page.  If more than one page is relevant, then these could be compiled into some kind of, for example, UsingBriefcase wiki topic. 

*edited for clarity

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