Synchronizing SharePoint Document Libraries is a great way to enable both offline access and redundancy. I don’t need to worry about accessing my files while offline, and I also sleep easy knowing there are two copies of my data, both of which are easy for me to access (as opposed to trying to get a tape backup, for instance).
I recently tried to synchronize a SharePoint 2007 Document Library using SharePoint Workspace 2010 (formerly Groove). This was not allowed, however. I received the message below:
Yikes! I have to wait until SharePoint 2010 is deployed before I can benefit from this? Do I have to find the Groove 2007 install bits and try to revert back?
The answer is, thankfully, no. The way to get around this is to create a Groove Workspace instead…
… and pick 2007 as the Workspace version (I have not confirmed if 2010 will also work) …
… then use the SharePoint Files tool …
… to point to a library on the server (Click the Setup button and enter the URL to your Document Library) …
I can sleep easy again!
This does NOT work if a certificate/a password is used for Sharepoint access.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately only unprotected Sharepoints can be accessed in the described way.