5.2 Upgrading iFolder 3.x Clients

This section discusses the following:

IMPORTANT:Before upgrading your 3.4.1 client, you must back up your local Simias store. If you don’t do the backup, you lose all configuration information from the computer because it deletes the Simias store when the upgrade fails.

5.2.1 Manually Upgrading to iFolder 3.8 client on Linux

  1. Open a terminal. At the command prompt, run install-ifolder.sh.

  2. Enter the root password when it is requested.

    This closes the iFolder client if it is already running, then it updates the XSP Web server and iFolder client along with the Nautilus-ifolder3 plug-in.

  3. Start iFolder from the Application menu.

5.2.2 Manually Upgrading to iFolder 3.8 client on Windows

To manually upgrade to iFolder 3.8 client on Windows, you must download and install the client install files from the OES 2 SP2 Welcome page.

5.2.3 Manually Upgrading to iFolder 3.8 client on Macintosh

To manually upgrade to iFolder 3.8 client on Macintosh, you must download and install the client install files from the OES 2 SP2 Welcome page. Use the ifolder3-mac.dmg file for installing on Macintosh.

  1. Download ifolder3-mac.dmg.

  2. Install iFolder by double-clicking the file, then follow the on-screen instructions.

  3. To run iFolder, do any of the following:

    • Double click iFolder in Applications directory window.

    • Enter iFolder in the spot light and select the application.

    NOTE:To install iFolder for Macintosh, you must also install the required mono packages. You can download and install the required mono packages from the iFolder 3 Welcome page.