As I am relatively new to git, I hope to get some jump-start on how to use git in my configuration:
Background
I'm writing my bachelor's thesis in mechanical engineering and work both at the university and at home.
The thesis itself is a .docx file (no TeX allowed) with some .xls-files and pictures in subfolders alond with a subfolder including all of the relevant literature which alone takes 1.5 gigs of space.
Configuration
At home, I have a desktop and a laptop, both have internet access. At the university, I use a pc with - i would say - flaky internet access.
So I would like the files on all my computers to stay in sync.
Current Situation
At the moment, I use dropbox to hold all of my files und sync both computers at home, while using a usb stick and some robocopy-batches to sync the files on my pcs at home with the one at the university.
Goal
Now I would like to use git and would like to know how to set up the repositories best. E.g. where to put the central repository, how to use the usb stick...
I think github as a central repository is out of the question as it has a quota of 1gb per repo.
Can I still use dropbox or does it break the files in the repository?