Synchronization from the Filr desktop application to the Filr server occurs immediately after the file is saved and closed; synchronization from the Filr server to the Filr desktop application occurs at an interval designated by your Filr administrator. The default is every 15 minutes. If the server becomes unavailable, the desktop client attempts to contact the server every minute until a connection is re-established.
You can manually synchronize files if you do not want to wait for the scheduled synchronization. For more information, see Manually Synchronizing Files.
Filr synchronizes files to your workstation when the files are located in the following locations in Filr:
My Files: Files that are located in your My Files area on the Filr site are synchronized to your workstation by default. When you add files to the My Files folder from your workstation (C:\Users\userid\Filr\My Files), the files are automatically synchronized to Filr at the next synchronization.
Shared with Me: Files that are located in your Shared with Me area on the Filr site are synchronized to your workstation by default. You can edit files in your Shared with Me area and the edits are synchronized to Filr. However, you cannot add files to the root of the /Users/userid/Filr/Shared with Me). If you do, the files are not synchronized to Filr. You can add files to folders that have been shared with you, if you have Contributor rights to the folder.
folder from the Filr desktop application on your workstation (Net Folders: Files that are located in Net Folders are not synchronized to your workstation by default. You can configure Net Folders to be synchronized, as described in Configuring Folders to Synchronize.
Net Folders are folders and files on your corporate file system. Corporate files can be files on your home directory, files on a mapped drive, or files on a remote server. Filr gives you seamless access to these files, regardless of their location. The corporate files that you have access to are defined by your Filr administrator.
Files located at the root of the /Users/userid/Filr folder cannot be synchronized. Instead, add files to one of the appropriate subfolders ( or ). You cannot add files to the folder.
When you perform any of the following actions on folders and documents within the Filr folder on your file system, the action is synchronized between your computer’s file system and the Filr server at the next synchronization:
Create documents and folders
Share documents and folders
Comment on documents
Modify documents
Move documents
Rename documents and folders
Delete documents and folders
Documents and folders that you delete from the Filr desktop application are also deleted on the server, as long as you have rights to delete it. However, this is not always true when deleting documents from the Shared with Me area.
If you delete a document or folder from the Shared with Me area and that document or folder has been directly shared with you, it is no longer synchronized to the Filr desktop application and the documents and folders remain on the server.
If you delete a document or folder that is a subfolder of a folder that was shared with you, or if the document is located in a folder that was shared with you, the document or folder is deleted if you have sufficient rights to delete it.
On your workstation, access the Filr web application from a browser.
For information about how to start Novell Filr from a browser, see Accessing Novell Filr from a Web Browser
in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.
Click your linked name in the upper-right corner of the page, then click
.Click the NovellFilr-version.pkg file to download it.
After the download finishes, open the NovellFilr-version.pkg file.
Click
.Select the language to view the license agreement, click
then click .Change the installation location for the Filr desktop application, or simply click
to accept the default location.Click
.After the installation finishes, click
.Start Filr by running it manually from Launch Pad or from /Applications/Novell Filr, then continue with Configuring the Filr Desktop Application for the First Time.
After you have downloaded and installed the Filr desktop application for the first time, as described in Downloading and Installing the Filr Desktop Application, you are prompted to configure it. This process includes entering account information, choosing which folders to synchronize, and choosing where to store information on your computer’s file system.
Click
to begin setting up the Filr desktop application.In the
section, specify the following information:Server URL: Specify the URL for the Filr site where you want to synchronize files to your computer. For example, https://Filr.mycompany.com:8443.
Username: Specify the Filr user name that you use to log in to the Filr site.
Password: Specify the Filr password that you use to log in to the Filr site.
Remember password: Select this option to have the Filr desktop application remember your password. (This option can be disabled by your Filr administrator.)
Click
.In the
section, notice that files in your and folders are synchronized by default.(Optional) If you want to synchronize specific Net Folders or files that have been shared with the public:
Click
in the section, then click the or tab.Navigate to and click the next to the Net Folders or folders that have been shared with the public that you want to synchronize, then click .
(Optional) If you want to stop synchronizing files in your My Files or Shared with Me areas:
Click
in the section, then click the or tab.Click the at the column heading to stop synchronizing all files and folders in the My Files or Shared with Me areas. You can then click the icon
next to specific folders that you want to synchronize.
The indicates that files are being synchronized.
The is displayed to indicate that files in your My Files or Shared with Me areas are no longer being synchronized.
Click
.Click
.In the
section, specify the following information:Filr Folder: Click
if you want to change the installation location for the Filr desktop application; or simply keep the default location.Start Novell Filr at login: Keep this option selected to have the Filr desktop application start when you turn on your workstation.
Click
to review your selections, then click .The Filr desktop application is now running, and the is visible in the menu bar.