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====== Sharing files with ownCloud ====== | ====== Sharing files with ownCloud ====== | ||
- | This page describes how to syncronize and share files using ownCloud as one does with DropBox or Box. | + | This page describes how to synchronize and share files using ownCloud as one does with DropBox or Box. |
If you are looking for a description of how to backup your laptop files please refer to this page instead: [[:it_services:fi:backuplaptopconf | Setting up backup with owncloud ]] | If you are looking for a description of how to backup your laptop files please refer to this page instead: [[:it_services:fi:backuplaptopconf | Setting up backup with owncloud ]] | ||
**Note:** The icons, the appearance and location of graphical elements depend on the operating system. In this page I show pictures relative to Linux, but they are more or less the same in other operating systems. | **Note:** The icons, the appearance and location of graphical elements depend on the operating system. In this page I show pictures relative to Linux, but they are more or less the same in other operating systems. | ||
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===== Concept ===== | ===== Concept ===== | ||
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- **one or more** cloud **clients** for one user (your devices) sync their files to the server | - **one or more** cloud **clients** for one user (your devices) sync their files to the server | ||
- **one or more clients** can share files via the server | - **one or more clients** can share files via the server | ||
- | - the shared folders will be shown at the **base folder of your account on the server**. A typical folder structure is as such: | + | - the **folders shared with you by other users** will be shown at the **base folder of your account on the server**. A typical folder structure is as such: |
* owncloud/ | * owncloud/ | ||
- | * mylaptop1/ | + | * //your// laptop1/ |
- | * myfiles/ | + | * //your// myfiles/ |
- | * myworkstation1/ | + | * //your// workstation1/ |
- | * myfiles/ | + | * //your// myfiles/ |
- | * somesharedfolder1/ | + | * **other user** sharedfolder1/ |
- | * sharedfiles1 | + | * **other user** sharedfiles1 |
- | * somesharedfolder2/ | + | * **other user** sharedfolder2/ |
- | * sharedfiles2 | + | * **other user** sharedfiles2 |
===== 0. Prerequisites ===== | ===== 0. Prerequisites ===== | ||
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* :!: **NOTE** :!: : if you choose "Start a clean sync" **all the existing data in the folder will be deleted!**. In the example above I will select to keep the data that is already in the folder, just to be safe. | * :!: **NOTE** :!: : if you choose "Start a clean sync" **all the existing data in the folder will be deleted!**. In the example above I will select to keep the data that is already in the folder, just to be safe. | ||
* 4.5 Click on ''Connect...''. The client will start retrieving the files from the server. | * 4.5 Click on ''Connect...''. The client will start retrieving the files from the server. | ||
- | ===== 5: (Optional) Select which folders you want from the server ===== | + | ===== 5: (Optional) Select which folders you want to synchronize from the server ===== |
At any time you can go back to the settings and change which folders do you want to sync by simply ticking/unticking the box next to the folder name. | At any time you can go back to the settings and change which folders do you want to sync by simply ticking/unticking the box next to the folder name. |