Network Storage and Unity

I have an SFTP server that I set to use with various projects, like photoshop and other programs. I have the it mapped to a drive in windows with NetDrive2, it works fine when I load a .psd file, but when I load a Unity project I get a "Moving file failed" error. So, what do you do for a network storage solution that works well with Unity? I'm also curious to how you manage a team with a project on a network drive. Any advice on the best method for working with Unity through network storage would be appreciated.

 

Most version control systems work reasonably well with Unity.

It is worth noting that you should only be syncing the assets and project settings folder. The library and temp folder should not be synced. This might be the cause of your problems.

 

Hmm... that sounds to me as if you're thinking of mapping the drive for everyone so there's shared direct access? If so, that's asking for trouble. Like @BoredMormon says, use something like a version control system. In short and simplified terms, this means everyone has a local copy of the project, and can synchronize changes to and from a central master copy.

 

Ok, so what exactly should I do? Is there a tutorial that would show me how to create a network drive and set up a version control system? And what exactly do you do for storing and working on Unity projects?

 

I use a git as my version control system. I use bitbucket for hosting. I use Source Tree as the client. For non coders I suggest the GitHub Desktop client, as its slightly simpler to use.

There are only a couple of Unity specific tips for version control

• Change serialisation to Force Text
• Don't commit the library and temp folders. And any build folders.

Do a quick search on the forums for sharing projects, and you should find plenty of info about version control. While I use git, there are plenty of devs that use Mercurial or SVN instead.

 

Ok, thank you.