# How to setup 2 PC to write to the same file

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**Category:** Networking and Computer Security\
**Created:** [May 23, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-setup-2-pc-to-write-to-the-same-file/30920 "2012-05-23T19:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![bsdme2](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bsdme2](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/bsdme2)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-setup-2-pc-to-write-to-the-same-file/30920/1 "2012-05-23T19:12:27Z")

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Hi Folksss,

I need help.

How to setup 2 PC to write to the same file simultaneous without loosing  
data or messing up the data from any two pc in a peer to peer network?  
Let say a file reside on PC1, both user open a file and edit the same time  
and save the data and the file contain both data from both computer  
without messing up the content from either user.

Thanks folks

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**Author:** ![Wildcard](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@Wildcard](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Wildcard)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-setup-2-pc-to-write-to-the-same-file/30920/2 "2012-05-23T19:45:03Z")

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Hi,

You may need to check out Microsoft sharepoint to do this. I do not think MS office can do this on it’s own. Depending on what kind of documents you need to work on, it looks like google docs can do real time collaboration as well, and I believe its free to use, where as sharepoint you would need to buy software.