Sorry, Earl, but my guess is that few people here know
how to use the briefcase.
That’s probably true. The briefcase is used to keep files in sync when you are working with them in more than one system.
You don’t generally work directly with the files in the briefcase. You work on the files on the pc and syncronize with the briefcase.
You can have more than one briefcase. Create one or use the one you already have. Copy the files you want to sync into the briefcase. move the briefcase onto rewritable removable media. When you put the removable media into the other system, copy the files from the briefcase onto the other system. Now you can work on the files.
After you are finished working on the files, right click the briefcase icon and click on syncronize. The file names will be compared and updated versions will copy either from the briefcase or to the briefcase depending on which is more recent. When you put the media back in the original computer and syncronize, the disk based files will be updated if the briefcase version is more recent.
If both computers are networked, you can used file sharing instead of physically moving the briefcase via removable media.
As to Earl’s original question re: briefcase. The way he is using it is unusual. It’s not intended to be used that way. Since it’s designed to syncronize files, it keeps track of computers, file names, and location. I’m not sure what will appear to be the name and location when saving directly into the briefcase from PSE.
The briefcase is similar to a folder when viewed in the Windows explorer or another application. It should appear to have the same contents from where ever you view it. It sounds like he may possibly have created a second briefcase, I don’t know. I would look at the paths to the briefcase from each location where he’s viewing it.
It’s possible that his briefcase is corrupted. In that case, he should delete it and recreate it.
I would recommend that he not use the briefcase unless he really does want to sync files on multiple machines. And even then, save the file to his disk first and then copy it into the briefcase.
You can work with the files in the briefcase directly but I would create them outside and copy them in first so the sync information will be properly recorded.
Bob
