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Installing the Desktop Synchronization Client
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You can download the latest version of the ownCloud Desktop Synchronization
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Client from the `ownCloud Website <https://owncloud.org/install/#desktop>`_.
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There are clients for Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.
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Installation on Mac OS X and Windows is the same as for any software
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application: download the program and then double-click it to launch the
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installation, and then follow the installation wizard. After it is installed and
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configured the sync client will automatically keep itself updated; see
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:doc:`autoupdate` for more information.
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Linux users must follow the instructions on the download page to add the
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appropriate repository for their Linux distribution, install the signing key,
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and then use their package managers to install the desktop sync client. Linux
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users will also update their sync clients via package manager, and the client
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will display a notification when an update is available.
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Improvements and New Features
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The 1.8 client has a number of enhancements and performance improvements,
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including:
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* Graphical selective sync file and folder selector. Select which files and
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folders to sync with just a few clicks.
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* Selective sync on account setup. Set up which files and folders you want to
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sync when you create a new ownCloud account.
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* File manager integration: share files from Windows Explorer, Mac OS X Finder,
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and Nautilus on Linux.
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* Faster uploads and downloads.
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Installation
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The installation wizard takes you step-by-step through configuration options and
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account setup. These examples are on Windows 7; note the new "Integration for
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Windows Explorer Option". This allows Windows users to share files directly
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from their local ownCloud folder in Windows Explorer, rather than having to
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open a Web browser and share from the ownCloud Web interface. Mac users get the
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same option for Finder, and Linux users for Nautilus.
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.. image:: images/client1.png
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The next screen selects the installation folder for the client. The default is
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fine; don't change this without a good reason.
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.. image:: images/client2.png
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In the next screen, enter your ownCloud server URL.
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.. image:: images/client3.png
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If your ownCloud server has a self-signed SSL certificate, you will see a scary
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warning. Check "Trust this certificate" and keep going.
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.. image:: images/client4.png
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On the next screen enter your ownCloud login and password.
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.. image:: images/client5.png
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Now you can select while folders and files to sync, and the location of your
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local ownCloud folder.
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.. image:: images/client6.png
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When you check "Choose what to sync" it opens a file picker. Note the warning
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at the top that unchecked folders will be removed from your local filesystem.
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On a new installation, when you have not yet synced with your ownCloud server,
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no files will be deleted.
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.. image:: images/client7.png
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In the next screen you may click to open ownCloud in a Web browser, or open
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your local ownCloud folder. Open your local ownCloud folder so you can see how
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file manager integration works.
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.. image:: images/client8.png
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When you are in your local ownCloud folder you can right-click any file or
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folder, and then left-click Share to create a share link. Note that Windows
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may also have a Share With option. This is not the ownCloud Share option. The
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ownCloud share dialog looks like the following example:
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.. image:: images/client9.png
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You have the same options for creating a link share as you do when you're
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logged into the ownCloud Web GUI: you may optionally set a password and
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expiration date.
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.. image:: images/client10.png
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You may change your sync options at any time by opening your ownCloud client
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and clicking the "Choose what to sync" button. This opens the same file picker
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you saw in the installation wizard. If you un-check any folders or files that
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you have already synchronized they will be deleted.
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.. image:: images/client11.png
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