4.1 Understanding Synchronization

4.1.1 When Synchronization Occurs

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 and Folders.

4.1.2 Which Folders Are Synchronized

Filr synchronizes files to your workstation when the files are located in the My Files, Shared With Me, Public, and Net Folders area that you have configured for synchronization. For information about configuring folders to synchronize to your workstation, see Configuring Folders Synchronization to Your Workstation.

4.1.3 What Actions Are Supported

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 file system and the Filr server at the next synchronization:

  • Create documents and folders

  • Copy 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 from server if you have sufficient rights to delete it.

  • Modify documents

  • Move documents and folders

  • Rename documents and folders

4.1.4 Manually Synchronizing Files and Folders

You can manually synchronize files and folders between Filr and your computer if you do not want to wait for the scheduled synchronization. Files must be closed before they can be synchronized.

To manually synchronize all your files:

  1. Right-click the Filr icon in the notification area, then click Synchronize > now.

To manually synchronize an individual file or folder:

  1. Navigate to the file or folder that you want to synchronize.

  2. Right-click the file or folder, then click Filr > Synchronize now.

4.1.5 Viewing Pending Synchronization Changes

  1. Right-click the Filr icon in the notification area, then click Open Filr console.

  2. Click Pending Changes.