Windows Live Mesh
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| developer | Microsoft Corporation |
| Current version | 2012 (Build 16.4.3503.728) (August 8, 2012) |
| operating system | Windows Vista , Windows 7 , Mac OS X |
| category | Data synchronization |
| License | Freeware |
| German speaking | Yes |
| Windows Live Mesh | |
Windows Live Mesh , formerly Microsoft Live Sync , was a program from Microsoft Windows Live that made it possible until February 13, 2013 to synchronize files and program settings between several end devices and to establish remote connections between them.
There were two ways to sync files.
All computers must be switched on for online synchronization.
With offline synchronization, the files are kept up-to-date using the synchronized storage . The synchronized memory offers an additional 5 GB in addition to the 7 GB of the normal SkyDrive . However, you can only use this 5 GB for synchronization via mesh. The 7 GB are not available for this. This type of synchronization only requires one computer to be turned on at a time.
Mesh checks whether there are newer files in the monitored folder on the computer than in the synchronized memory. If this is the case, the new version replaces the old one. However, if Mesh detects that the version in the monitored folder is older than the version in the online storage, the new version is downloaded and now replaces the version on the computer.
Apart from files, there is also the option of synchronizing the program settings of Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer . With Internet Explorer the favorites are synchronized, with Microsoft Office styles, templates, user-defined dictionaries and e-mail signatures.
You can also use the program to establish remote connections between two computers. To do this, both computers must be switched on and Mesh must be running.
The free software is available for both Windows and Mac.
Windows Live Mesh was discontinued by Microsoft on February 13, 2013. The Microsoft service SkyDrive will serve as a replacement. SkyDrive was renamed Microsoft OneDrive on February 19, 2014 due to a legal dispute with the British TV group BSkyB . BSkyB had filed a trademark lawsuit and won in a UK court in mid-2013. Microsoft did not want to take any further legal action and has instead renamed the service.