Problem: You are not sure if you want to use mirrored folders, because you do not understand how they work.
A mirrored folder is a library folder within Teaming that is synchronized with a folder located on a system drive outside of Teaming. When you perform basic actions (adding subfolders and files, modifying files, deleting folders and files) by using the Teaming interface or by accessing the file on the drive, the change is reflected in the other interface. The advantage to using mirrored files is that you can apply Teaming tools to files on a drive, including tools such as text search, workflow, and discussion (in the form of comments applied to the entry in the library folder).
Teaming supports two types of external folders:
A directory on a file system
A folder accessible through WebDAV
Here are tips for using mirrored files:
When you specify the path to the system folder, specify the full (absolute) path to the folder.
After creating the mirrored folder, you cannot alter the pathname, and you cannot reconfigure the Teaming library folder to be a non-mirrored folder.
To initialize the new mirrored folder, click > , and use the Synchronize tool.
Do not attach additional files to entries in a mirrored folder. Behavior regarding additional attachments is unpredictable.
Synchronization occurs only through manually using the Teaming menu items; you cannot schedule synchronization.
When you delete a file on the server, Teaming deletes the entire entry in the library folder (not just the attached file).
Adding and deleting subfolders adds and deletes subfolders in the other system. When you delete a subfolder, you delete all of its contents in both places.
For more information about mirrored file folders, see Working with Mirrored Folders
in the Novell Teaming 2.1 Advanced User Guide.