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| === Checking ownCloud status === | === Checking ownCloud status === | ||
| - | You can start the ownCloud interface and check that ownCloud is operating properly (green check-mark){{ :other:owncloud_status_blank.png?direct&500 |}} | + | You can start the ownCloud interface and **check that ownCloud is operating properly** (//green// check-mark){{ :other:owncloud_status_blank.png?direct&500 |}} |
| === Checking ownCloud activity === | === Checking ownCloud activity === | ||
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| {{ :other:owncloud_activity_blank.png?direct&600 |}} | {{ :other:owncloud_activity_blank.png?direct&600 |}} | ||
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| + | === Warnings and errors examples === | ||
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| + | A **//blue// status icon is a warning** that there is a problem that you can probably ignore. Check the ownCloud activity panel if you want to be sure! | ||
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| + | e.g. the warning you get when all files are mirrored, but some temporary files were automatically ignored {{ :other:owncloud_info_notes.png?direct&800 |}} | ||
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| + | A **//red// status icon means that there is a problem** that you should investigate and fix | ||
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| + | e.g. the error you get when the local folder is not accessible (because it does not exist, is encrypted, etc...) {{ :other:owncloud_error.png?direct&800 |}} | ||
| ==== Are you ready? ==== | ==== Are you ready? ==== | ||
| - | You should now be ready to add real folders and documents to the local OWNCLOUD folder on your computer! | + | You should now be ready to add real folders and documents to the [[other:win10config#local_owncloud_folder|local OWNCLOUD folder]] on your computer! |
| * Don't try doing too much at the beginning... | * Don't try doing too much at the beginning... | ||
| - | * The storage space is not infinite ([[#using_the_lsce_sharebox_server|check your limits]] from time to time)! | + | * i.e start with a simple sub-folder of the [[other:win10config#local_owncloud_folder|local OWNCLOUD folder]], add more folders later when you feel safe |
| - | * **Do not** try to mirror your //Windows// home folder (on ''C:''), or similar folders (e.g. //Thunderbird// and //Firefox// folders) that have lots and lots of useless temporary files | + | * The storage space is not infinite ([[other:lsce_cloud#space_management|check your storage usage]] from time to time)! |
| + | * **Do not** mirror your //Windows// home folder (on ''C:''), or similar folders (e.g. //Thunderbird//, //Firefox// and //Chrome// folders) that have lots and lots of useless cache/temporary files | ||
| + | * To be sure of what you are mirroring, it's safer to create a dedicated [[other:win10config#local_owncloud_folder|local OWNCLOUD folder]] (outside of the other folders you use) and progressively add subfolders that you want to mirror | ||
| * Never forget that //mirroring// is not a foolproof type of backup! | * Never forget that //mirroring// is not a foolproof type of backup! | ||
| * You should also use SyncBack or other types of [[other:win10apps#backup_software|Backup software]] for saving your data to an external disk | * You should also use SyncBack or other types of [[other:win10apps#backup_software|Backup software]] for saving your data to an external disk | ||
| * Check from time to time that [[#checking_that_things_are_working_correctly|ownCloud is working as expected]] | * Check from time to time that [[#checking_that_things_are_working_correctly|ownCloud is working as expected]] | ||
| ===== Synchronizing folders on different computers ===== | ===== Synchronizing folders on different computers ===== | ||
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| + | It should be very easy to synchronize folders, **if you have read all the previous sections of this page**! | ||
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| + | ==== How does it work ? ==== | ||
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| + | Basically, we are just going to use ownCloud, and mirror folders from two (or more) computers to the LSCE | ||
| + | //sharebox// server ! | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round box 60%> | ||
| + | Local folder on **computer A** <wrap em><=></wrap> <wrap hi>**sharebox server**</wrap> <wrap em><=></wrap> Local folder on **computer B** | ||
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| + | Example use case: | ||
| + | * **computer A**: computer at work | ||
| + | * **computer B**: computer at home | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | A file (or folder) //changed// (created, updated or removed) on **computer A** will: | ||
| + | - be mirrored to the sharebox server | ||
| + | - and then mirrored to **computer B** | ||
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| + | This will work seamlessly provided you <wrap em>don't change the same file (or folder) at the same time on different computers !!</wrap> This will be easy to do if you: | ||
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| + | * save and close files in mirrored folders before moving from one computer to the other (e.g. before going back home, or going to work) | ||
| + | * make sure the computers are online //long enough// to mirror their files to the sharebox server before switching the computers off | ||
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| + | ==== Configuration ==== | ||
other/lsce_cloud.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/18 09:14 by jypeter
