You also have the problem that you work on more than one computer or laptop and want to synchronize the files? Then I have 2 very useful tools for you to give a try.

1) SugarSync

(http://www.sugarsync.com)

When you sign up for a SugarSync account, you get access to your own Website to manage your files, look at your images or restore deleted files.

To get started you have to download the SugarSync client from their homepage, install it on your computer(s) – the client works both on windows and mac – and login with your login details. On the first start oft he client, you can add folders to SugarSync which should be synched. But it creates also a folder where you store single files and sync it via drag’n drop, called “Magic Briefcase”.

During your work, the client will sync all your files from the folder you’ve specified and doesn’t interrupt your work. And for those people who don’t know, it doesn’t require  direct connectivity to all your workstations. It works even when the other computers are not running at the same time.

A really nice feature is that you can choose if, the folder should be synchronized or all the files are available on demand and stored at only one PC. I can browse through my folders and download only the files I need for my work.
Of course this tool is not free to use, but you can get a 45-day trial with 10GB of space.

Pricing starts at 4.99$/month and 49.99$/year. For me that’s really worth the money.

2) Syncplicity

(http://www.syncplicity.com)

This tool is available for free use and works only on windows, because it requires .NET Framework 3.0, but there working also on a mac version.
To get started, you also have to download the latest version oft the Syncplicity client and install it on your computers. It’s very similar to SugarSync to add new Folders to sync and manage your files. You can easily exclude single files or sub folders from synchronizing and delete unused files.

A great feature of Syncplicity is also, that I can share my folders with others. For example, if I work in a group of four developers, I can easily share the source files with my colleagues.

The only bad thing and the reason why I use SugarSync is, that there are often down times. That’s really annoying during work, but fortunately, it doesn’t occur very often.

Pricing for Syncplicity starts at 9.99$/month and 99.99$/year, but it’s also available for free use with 2GB of space.