Syncing Your Desktop and Laptop Computers Is Good for Business
Having a desktop and a laptop computer can be an excellent idea for small business owners and busy marketing directors. Many opt to have both an office desktop computer for comfortable viewing and faster speed while simultaneously using a laptop for working on the go. However, working from two different devices can cost you extra time without realizing it.
Have you ever found yourself making unplanned trips back to the office to get marketing files from your other computer to complete an offsite task? Have you ever experienced not scheduling your social media posts as planned because the images you created were on your other computer? Perhaps you even found yourself heading to meet a client, only to realize that the presentation you created for them was on your other device. In any of these cases, you lose valuable time and productivity, and neither is beneficial for your business.
Make Your Two Computers Work For You, Not Against You
If you regularly work from two different computers, syncing them allows you to open any of your devices and get to work. Syncing your devices means you can stop working on whatever computer is at hand and then later open the other and pick up right where you left off. Using the opposite device takes only a few minutes to sync automatically over a WiFi connection. Like magic, you will see your files and folders shuffling and re-organizing. In minutes, your desktop will look just like the one you most recently used. Any newly created files will now appear, and deleted ones will be gone. There is no need to save documents and images to a USB drive or email them to yourself. You can pick up where you left off and keep going.
Consistency and ease of access are tremendous benefits, not only for saving time but also for reducing mental fatigue. Having everything identical on your devices means one less thing your busy brain has to process, which can also bring a little magical relief.
How to Sync Your Desktop and Laptop Computer
Mac desktop with laptop and tablet
If you use an Apple device, read “Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive“ for the step-by-step process from Apple.
If you are a Windows user, this “How to Sync Files on Windows?” article from UPDF will guide you through the steps.
Conclusion
Technology becomes a valuable ally in boosting productivity when tailored to your needs. For more insights on marketing technology and enhancing small business productivity, follow our blog and social media channels.