1.5 Configuring Folders to Synchronize

When you first configure the Filr desktop application, you can choose which folders you want to synchronize. My Files and Shared with Me are synchronized by default; Net Folders and Public must be manually configured to synchronize. You can configure folders to be synchronized during the initial configuration or any time after the initial configuration.

You must have appropriate View rights on a Net Folder in order to synchronize it.

For optimal performance, the Filr desktop application should not be configured to exceed the synchronization limits. For more information, see Synchronization Performance Limits.

To configure Net Folders in Filr to be synchronized to your computer:

  1. Click the Filr icon in the menu bar, then click Open Filr console.

  2. Click Synchronized Folders to display the folders that are currently being synchronized.

  3. Click Add.

    The Add Novell Filr Folders dialog box is displayed.

  4. Select the My Files, Shared with Me, Net Folders, or Public tab, depending on the location of the folder that you want to synchronize.

  5. (Optional) Click a folder name to navigate to subfolders.

  6. Click the Download icon next to the folder that you want to synchronize.

    or

    Click the Download icon at the top of the folder list to synchronize all folders.

    When you select a folder to synchronize, subfolders are also synchronized.

    The Filr administrator must enable Net Folders and files that have been shared with the public to be synchronized to the Filr desktop application. If the administrator has not enabled a Net Folder to be synchronized, a red icon is displayed next to the folder and you cannot synchronize it.

    Files in a Net Folder might not synchronize immediately, depending on the way your Filr administrator implemented file synchronization. If there are files in a Net Folder that are not synchronized, try accessing those files first from the Filr web application or the Filr mobile app. If files still fail to synchronize to the Filr desktop application, contact your Filr administrator.

  7. Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 to synchronize additional folders in your My Files, Shared with Me, Net Folders, or Public locations.

  8. (Optional) Click the Synchronized icon next to any folder that you want to stop synchronizing.

    You cannot stop synchronizing a subfolder if the parent folder is being synchronized; you must stop synchronizing the parent folder.

    or

    Click the Synchronized icon at the top of the folder list to stop synchronizing all folders.

  9. Click OK.

    The folders that you have selected to be synchronized are listed on the Synchronized Folders page. The size of the folder is displayed next to the folder, in the Size column.

  10. Ensure that you want to synchronize the folders that are listed, then click Apply.

    If you have selected a folder that is over 500 MB, you are warned before proceeding.