Synchronization of shared folders and files

A shared folder and file synchronization system, comprising:

• one or more computer-readable media having thereon a synchronization module and a file system;
• and
• a processing unit operably coupled to the computer-readable media, the processing unit adapted to execute the synchronization module, wherein the synchronization module is configured to:
• determine one or more remote folder hash values that identify a remote file system state, wherein the one or more remote folder hash values are determined at least partially based at least in part on at least one of (i) sub-folder hashes associated with remote instances of shared sub-folders, (ii) sub-file hashes associated with remote instances of shared sub-files, or (iii) shortcut hashes associated with remote instances of shared shortcuts;
• and
• synchronize, based at least in part on a remote folder hash value of the one or more remote folder hash values being different from a local folder hash value, a shared folder, a shared sub-folder, a shared file, a shared sub-file, or a shared shortcut associated with the at least one remote folder hash value and the local folder hash value.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media maintaining instructions executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• determining one or more remote folder hash values that identify a remote file system state and that are associated with a remote instance of a shared data structure within a remote file system, wherein at least one remote folder hash value of the one or more remote folder hash values are determined based at least in part on at least one of (i) sub-folder hashes associated with remote instances of shared sub-folders, (ii) sub-file hashes associated with remote instances of shared sub-files, or (iii) shortcut hashes associated with remote instances of shared shortcuts;
• determining that a remote folder hash value of the one or more remote folder hash values is different from a local folder hash value of the one or more local folder hash values;
• and
• selectively synchronizing, based at least in part on the remote folder hash value being different from the local folder hash value, at least one of a shared folder, a shared sub-folder, a shared file, a shared sub-file, or a shared shortcut associated with the remote instance of the shared data structure within the remote file system with the local instance of the shared data structure within the local file system so that content within the shared data structure is a same as the remote file system and the local file system.