Since there is no way of automatically syncing encrypted files i thought about how to manage this in a way that is at least somehow automatic.
I ended with this quite simple but useful setup:
I installed Wuala on my PC (Windows) and on my Asus TF101 Transformer. In addition i installed Folder Sync which can sync with shares.
The first step is to tell Folder Sync which folder/files on my Transformer it should sync to which folder (and how often and when it should perform a sync).
Second i let Folder Sync backup my files to my PC.
The third step is to set up an automatic sync in Wuala's desktop client.
That's it - automatic and encrypted sync.
I just realised, that the process isn't perfect for Titanium backups because they are stored with a date in the filename. This keeps adding new versions when doing another backup. I haven't found a way of switching this off within TI. Perhaps someone has an idea?
Why not just put the encrypted files in your dropbox, and use DropSync on Android to automatically keep them in sync?
I don't like the idea of encrypting my files on the device and Wuala is using transparent encryption without transmitting my password.
Encrypted automatic CLOUD sync for full device backup!
Like the original poster (@ppzoid), I want automatic encrypted backup, but to the cloud from wherever I am, not to a machine on my home network. And importantly, I want automated end-to-end encryption and backup of any file(s) I choose so that I can keep all of the data I value on my device backup up and accessible via my PC as well. (My Android device is already encrypted, and my PC is using whole disk encryption.)
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Why not just put the encrypted files in your dropbox, and use DropSync on Android to automatically keep them in sync?
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Because this requires manual steps to encrypt the files first. I want automated, encrypted backup of any file. If you sync plaintext files to DropBox, anyone who hacks DropBox (or subpoenas them, though I'm more worried about hackers) can access your files.
I love FolderSync and have been using its automation rules to sync my data to DropBox. But now that I want encryption at rest, I see two potential options.
The first is a product called BoxCryptor that layers cross-platform client-side encryption onto DropBox. But I haven't downloaded it and am not clear from the documentation if files can be modified and uploaded with their Android app or only accessed for reading. Further, to integrate BoxCryptor with my FolderSync setup would likely require some extra steps like a local copy to a "synced" folder first, and it might prove tricky.
So, I'm going with the second option, which is switching to the Amazon S3 cloud. FolderSync already supports S3 client side encryption, so I just need to do a few steps:
1) Create an access key in S3 with read/write permissions only for a new bucket I will create for my Android backup.
2) Add this new S3 account to FolderSync.
3) Modify my FolderSync synchronization rules to use the new S3 account.
VOILA! I will have my files encrypted at rest on my Android device, automatically backed up to S3 after client-side encryption, and then accessible from my PC via an S3 download tool like S3Fox. The only thing I think I will lose is the fancy autosync to PC that the DropBox client provides. But I figure if I search more I can likely find a similar S3 client for windows.
More discussion on this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/automatic-encrypted-cloud-sync-device-t2962631
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I'd like to know if it's possible to use ActiveSync (or any other 3rd party add-on, for that matter) to sync files from any location on my host computer's hard drive onto my WM6 Professional device.
I've tried enabling 'Files' in the syncing menu in ActiveSync, but all that does is create a directory in my computer within 'My Documents' which I'm supposed to put the files which I want synced. I need something more than that -- I'd like the ability to say 'ok, I have file x on my computer in directory y... go sync that to my device in directory z'.
Check out http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985 which does the job.
ramel said:
Check out http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985 which does the job.
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Newer versions are commercial but this one (last freeware one) will do the job flawlessly - it can sync data on SD card too.
Thanks guys!
Hi guys,
I have a problem: After total system recovery (notebook), most info from outlook got lost already. Now the MDA touch PLUS (T-mobile) is the most recent backup from contacts and calender. Unfortunately that device already has two partnerships. I don't need any of these partnerships, but I need the data to remain at least for one sync. After that I am planning to hard-reset the mobile device anyways.
Is it possible to delete the partnership info from the MDA without losing the contacts/ calender?
Appreciate any answer!
rgds,
Thomas
Delete the two partnerships anyway. Save any data in the shared folders if used or required. When you create a new partnership you are asked if you want to merge or replace the contacts on the device.
Select Merge and the old contacts are still left there. Worst case scenario is that you end up with some or all contacts on the phone duplicated, and have to manually delete them.
Thanks, but I guess, you got that all wrong.
I have all the data on the device (MDA). So that must not be lost. So, when I now try to sync with freshly set up notebook, I have to transfer the device info to the computer. Then certainly computer has no partnerships and mobile device has two already (before connection).
So in order to sync (for the first time) I can only delete at least one of the existing partnerships from the mobile device and then create a new one with the notebook in order to sync.
hope that makes it clear!
Thanks for any answer!
Thomas
Deleting the partnership from either the PC or the device does not delete any data from the device. You can delete both, it doesn't matter. It is only when you create the new partnership that you will be asked if you wish to replace the data on the phone, with that on the PC. Select merge or replace PC data with that on the phone, and it will copy the phone contacts/calender across to outlook on the new PC. It is only if you select replace device data with data from the PC that you will end up in trouble.
you can always use data backup apps like PIM Backup 2.8 to save your contacts/messages/call logs/apps/tasks............... and then delete the partnerships and restore the backup.
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you can always use data backup apps like PIM Backup 2.8 to save your contacts/messages/call logs/apps/tasks............... and then delete the partnerships and restore the backup.
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Ok, you got there first this time.
Have had cause to use PIMBackup to save all PIM data when trying new push mail at work. The installation wanted to overwrite everything with my work's contacts/calendar/to-do. As these are diferent, or they were, all i did was backup, install the package, let the synch settle down so my PDA had all my work stuff only and then restore. It then proceeded to push everything up to the works system. Job done. Nothing got lost.
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I have an XDA Argon running WM5. It has on it all my contacts, calendar etc. plus lots of Excel, Notes and other files. It used to synchronise with my notebook PC, but now whenever I connect it to the notebook either the notebook overwrites the data in the mobile, or vice versa. I have not therefore dared to synchonise it for over a year now, so both devices now have a lot of differences. Also I suspect the root of the problem is that somehow the timestamps (or whatever Mobile Device Center uses to control its sync process) have got messed up.
How do I, without risk of losing any data either in my mobile or in my notebook, get the two re-synchronised?
Either I need to back up both sets of data to somewhere I can restore from before trying to sync, or I need a sync process that will never delete or overwrite anything without asking for permission first. So far I've failed to find either solution. I can back up the files from the mobile to an SD card, but I can't find out how to back up the calendar and contacts. Is there a web service that will do it (without connecting to the PC)? Or can I create a new Outlook account and copy the mobile items to it in some way (without the risk that the PC writes the empty Outlook account into the mobile thus deleting everything)?
Hope someone can suggest a safe way out of this mess...
Thanks - Rowan.
Hello everyone!
My name is Katerina, and I would like to introduce you new cloud sync & security tool!
New Android version of Cloudifile, cloud data sync and protection tool for Dropbox, is already on Google Play.
Cloudifile for Android is an important extension of desktop version of Cloudifile. First, let’s discuss what exactly Cloudifile is.
We all like Dropbox. But sometimes we want it to be a bit smarter.
You have a number of folders at your computers. And you want data from them to be in your Dropbox cloud at each moment. That’s it.
You don’t want to drag content carefully each time to the Dropbox folder. You don’t want to work with a single synchronized folder. You want this, this, and this one to act as the Dropbox folder from now on.
Cloudifile will do exactly this for you.
Cloudifile is an application that helps you to sync any number of folders with Dropbox and protect their content in the cloud and on your local devices.
Watch the video on the Cloudifile website to learn more details.
How it Works?
Cloudifile automatically syncs selected folders with Dropbox, simultaneously encrypts their content and ensures easy and transparent access to it both locally and from the cloud.
Notice that Cloudifile is FREE for personal use. It includes versions for Windows, MacOS (beta), and Android app .
Cloudifile for Android is an important extension of the solution enabling access to the protected data within Dropbox from Android devices as well as secure uploading of data from a device to the cloud and thus to any synchronized desktop folders.
Android app allows:
- Uploading data directly to Cloudifile to sync it with Dropbox or any synced desktop folder
- Uploading data from other apps to Cloudifile
- Sharing cloudified data to other apps to view/edit it
- Downloading cloudified data to device in decrypted form
- Deleting file/folder from Cloudifile
Any feedback on this tool would be really useful! Thanks
I've been searching for something that works like SyncToys (Windows PC) but for syncing Android directories to PC. I used to use Cheetah Sync, but it doesn't appear to be updated any longer and has a limited number of directories that it will support. I basically just want to keep the SDcard partition synced to my PC as a backup. Manually copying works of course, but I want to save time (lots) by having a sync software update with only the changes made on the device, instead of copying everything all the time. Any recommendations?