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File copy automation software or solution?

Hi, I wonder if anyone can give me some hints to software or a solution for this scenario.

I have a client, that needs to transfer scanned documents from a distant location into a server I am running.
The client is using a scanner and creates files on a local file server (windows 2008 R2).

I need to instantly copy those files into my server (also running Windows 2008 R2), so that the client can see the files there (using RDP).
I was thinking of maybe scripting this, but I guess there are some software that can do this more easily. For example some software that can monitor the scan folder, and then copy the files over FTP or some other way. There is no VPN in place, so I need to use FTP or HTTP/HTTPS in order to transfer the files.

Any ideas would be appriciated!

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Brett Danney

Use robocopy, it is free with 2008 and will monitor source and destination folders keeping them in sync. Use robocopy /? for a list of switches, you are looking for the /MIR, /MON, MOT switches depending how you want the source and destination kept in sync.

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Thanks, Goodsync seems to be the choice, as the other ones don't support FTP/HTTP.

Robocopy would be my choice too, but there is no VPN in place so it's not possible to sync over win smb shares.

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SyncBack can automatically synchronize files and support SFTP if needed.