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- | ====== Sharing data with sharebox, and synchronizing folders with ownCloud ====== | + | ====== Sharing data with sharebox, and synchronizing folders and computers with ownCloud ====== |
<note tip>The screenshots and examples on this page are based on Windows,\\ but what is explained here should also work on Linux and Apple computers</note> | <note tip>The screenshots and examples on this page are based on Windows,\\ but what is explained here should also work on Linux and Apple computers</note> | ||
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* Download and install the [[https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/|owncloud Desktop App]] | * Download and install the [[https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/|owncloud Desktop App]] | ||
- | * You will also have to restart your computer (directly after installation or later) to complete the installation (and get some special **synchronization status icons** on top of the regular files' icons) | + | * You will also have to restart your computer (directly after installation or later) to complete the installation. You will then get some special **synchronization status icons** on top of the regular files' icons, and a **new ownCloud //context menu//** (when you right-click on a folder or a file that is synchronized with ownCloud) {{ :other:owncloud_win_menu_notes.png?direct&600 |}} |
* Launch //ownCloud//, but do not configure a server yet | * Launch //ownCloud//, but do not configure a server yet | ||
* Open the ''Settings'' panel and check the recommended settings and usage on the image below{{ :other:owncloud_settings_notes.png?direct&600 |}} | * Open the ''Settings'' panel and check the recommended settings and usage on the image below{{ :other:owncloud_settings_notes.png?direct&600 |}} | ||
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- [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer A** (your main computer) | - [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer A** (your main computer) | ||
* e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ A</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_A>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | * e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ A</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_A>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
- | * e.g. REMOTE: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' | + | * e.g. sharebox REMOTE: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' |
- Add some content to the LOCAL mirrored folder on **computer A** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** | - Add some content to the LOCAL mirrored folder on **computer A** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** | ||
- [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer B** | - [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer B** | ||
* e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ B</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_B>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | * e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ B</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_B>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
- | * e.g. REMOTE: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' | + | * e.g. **same sharebox REMOTE folder** as on **computer A**: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' |
- Watch content from **computer A** appear in the LOCAL folder on **computer B** ! | - Watch content from **computer A** appear in the LOCAL folder on **computer B** ! | ||
- | - Change some content on **computer B** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** | + | - Change some content of the LOCAL folder on **computer B** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** |
- Go back to **computer A** and check the updated content (from **computer B**) | - Go back to **computer A** and check the updated content (from **computer B**) | ||
- You can also [[#checking_owncloud_activity|check the ownCloud activity log]] on both computers to make sure that things took place as expected | - You can also [[#checking_owncloud_activity|check the ownCloud activity log]] on both computers to make sure that things took place as expected | ||
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There should not be any errors if you work cleanly (save a file on a computer before accessing it from another computer)! | There should not be any errors if you work cleanly (save a file on a computer before accessing it from another computer)! | ||
- | If [[#checking_that_things_are_working_correctly|things don't seem to work correctly]], try to identify and solve errors as soon as possible! And try to recover files from the [[#space_management|Deleted files]], or older versions of the files. | + | If [[#checking_that_things_are_working_correctly|things don't seem to work correctly]], try to identify and solve errors as soon as possible! And try to recover files from the [[#accessing_deleted_data|Deleted files]], or [[#accessing_previous_versions_of_the_data|older versions]] of the files. |
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