Traveling with my InDesign files

I am going to be traveling for a week or two.
I have a laptop that I am bringing with me.
All my InDesign files are on my main computer.
I want to be able to work on my book while I am traveling on my laptop.

I know I can use the packaging feature in InDesign and then I can work on my book while traveling using the package that I created.

However, I want to leave all my files where they are on my original computer because I have a method to where they are each located.

I know I could create the exact same directories and files on the laptop that are on my main computer and that would work, but that seems like a lot of work to do that.

If I work on my book with the packaging that I create, all the edits will be done in the package directory that I created.

I can’t really do a one-on-one compare when I get back because the packing will change everything once I put into a package.

Does anyone have any advice of how I could work on my laptop while I am traveling and still maintain what is on my main computer and do a compare when I get home to see what has changed.

This is a long stretch asking this question, but you know the old phrase; there is no such thing as a stupid question, the stupid question is the one not asked.