Everything was going well until Syncplicity told me that I had exceeded my storage quota. This was strange because I only had 1.6Gb of files to sync and I had a 2Gb account. The problem lay in the way Syncplicity handled conflicts, and here’s how I dealt with it.

This article is a report on my recent experience with “going virtual” using the Cloud-based synchronisation tools SugarSync, DropBox and Live Mesh. Results are generally promising, although there were a few teething problems, and I have included pointers for you if you are experiencing similar issues.