Subject Re: Local dBase tables hosted on a Sharepoint Site From Gary Smit <gary.smit@smitworks.ca> Date Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:11:50 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Akshat Kapoor Wrote: > Good Evening Richard, > > > It sounds basically like OneDrive so you should be able to access the > > data > > > > I just used my laptop to access a table on my desktop thru OneDrive. > > > > Google Drive / Onedrive / Dropbox all work the same way. You can access > the files but you cannot update them simultaneously from multiple > devices. This is the issue with them. > > You edit different files form different devices and all will get > updated. But if you try to update the same file from different devices > you will get conflicts. > > I use dropbox to transfer files from one location to another even > sharing edited files but never dbf files cannot be shared like they are > shared over LAN. > > Over LAN same copy is accessed by different users. > With onedrive there is > 1 copy on your desktop > 1 copy on cloud > 1 copy on your laptop > > You change 1 and the software changes the others for you but it is 3 copies. > > Regards > Akshat > > > Thanks Akshat and Richard for your input and comments.  Much appreciated.