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Using the Synchronization Client
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.. index:: navigating, usage
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The ownCloud Desktop Client remains in the background and is visible as an icon
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in the system tray (Windows, KDE), status bar (Mac OS X), or notification area
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(Linux).
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.. image:: images/icon.png
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The status indicator uses overlay icons to indicate the current status of your
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synchronization. The green circle with the white checkmark tells you that your
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synchronization is current and you are connected to your ownCloud server.
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.. image:: images/icon-syncing.png
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The blue icon with the white semi-circles means synchronization is in progress.
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.. image:: images/icon-paused.png
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The yellow overlay icon with the parallel lines tells you your synchronization
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has been paused. (Most likely by you, by opening the client and clicking
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Account > Pause.)
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.. image:: images/icon-offline.png
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The gray icon with three white dots means your sync client has lost its
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connection with your ownCloud server.
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.. image:: images/icon-information.png
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When you see a white circle with the letter "i" that is the informational icon,
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so you should click it to see what it has to tell you.
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.. image:: images/icon-error.png
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The red circle with the white "x" indicates a configuration error, such as an
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incorrect login or server URL.
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Using the Desktop Client Menu
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-----------------------------
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A right-click on the icon opens the following menu:
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.. image:: images/menu.png
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**ownCloud Desktop Client menu**
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The Desktop Client menu provides the following options:
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* ``Open ownCloud in browser``: Launches the ownCloud Web interface.
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* ``Open folder 'ownCloud'``: Opens your local ownCloud folder. If you have
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defined multiple synchronization targets, the window displays each local
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folder.
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* **Disk space indicator**: Indicates the amount of space currently used on the
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server.
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* **Operation indicator**: Displays the status of the current synchronization
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process or indicates ``Up to date`` if the server and client are in sync.
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* **Recent Changes**: Displays the last six files modified, and shows the
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current synchronization status listing all changes since the last restart of the
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ownCloud client.
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* ``Settings...``: The settings menu.
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* ``Help``: Opens a browser to display ownCloud Desktop Client Guide.
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* ``Sign out``: Stops synchronization.
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* ``Quit ownCloud``: Quits the ownCloud Client, ending any currently running
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synchronizations.
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Using the Account Settings Window
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---------------------------------
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.. index:: account settings, user, password, Server URL
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The ``Account`` window provides a summary of your ownCloud account settings.
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You can manage which folders and files you want to synchronize, change your
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account settings, and pause and resume synchronization.
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To access and modify the account settings:
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.. image:: images/settings_account.png
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:scale: 50 %
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The fields and options in this window include:
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* ``Connected to <ownCloud instance> as <user>`` field: Your user account on an ownCloud
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server.
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* ``Add Folder...`` button: Add another folder to the
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synchronization process (see ``Adding a Folder``).
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* ``Pause/Resume`` button: Pauses the current sync (or prevents the client from
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starting a new sync), or resumes the sync process.
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* ``Remove`` button: Removes the selected folder from the sync process. This
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button is used when you want to synchronize only a few folders and not the
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root folder.
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* ``Storage Usage`` field: Displays how much space your files are using on the
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ownCloud server.
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* ``Edit Ignored Files`` button: Launches the Ignored Files Editor.
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* ``Modify Account`` button: Use this to change your ownCloud server settings
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by launching the account setup wizard (see :doc:`accountsetup`).
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Adding a Folder
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The ``Add Folder ...`` button enables you to add a new local folder to the
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synchronization process.
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To add a new folder:
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1. Click the ``Add Folder ...`` button in the Account window.
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The ``Add Folder...`` window opens
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.. image:: images/folderwizard_local.png
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2. Type a *unique* path and alias name to the folder, or use the ``Choose...``
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button to open a graphical file picker.
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.. note:: Nested synchronizations are not supported. You
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cannot add a folder that is already contained within another synchronized
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folder. In addition, you cannot add a higher level (parent) folder that
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contains a folder to which you are already synchronizing. By default, the
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ownCloud Set Up Wizard synchronizes your entire ownCloud account to the root
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folder of the ownCloud server. If you wish to sync certain specific folders and not
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the entire root, you must first remove the root folder.
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3. Click 'Next' to continue.
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A window opens prompting you to select a remote destination folder on the
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ownCloud server to synchronize.
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.. image:: images/folderwizard_remote.png
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4. Select a folder on the ownCloud server to which you want to synchronize your
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newly added local folder.
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.. note:: A server folder can only be synchronized with a particular client
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once. If you attempt to sync the root directory, you cannot sync with
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other folders on the server. Similarly, if you sync with folder ``/a``, you
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cannot create another sync with ``/a/b``, since ``b`` is already being
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synched.
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Editing Ignored Files
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The :guilabel:`Ignored Files Editor` provides a list of files that are ignored
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(that is, not synchronized) by the client and server during synchronizations.
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You may add additional files or directories that you want to exclude from the
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synchronization process. In addition to using standard characters, the Ignored
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Files Editor enables you to use wild cards (for example, using an asterisk ‘*’
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to indicate multiple characters or a question mark ‘?’ to indicate a single
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character).
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For additional information see `Using the Ignored Files
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Editor`_
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Using the Activity Settings Window
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----------------------------------
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.. index:: activity, recent changes, sync activity
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The Activity window provides an in-depth account of recent synchronization activity. It
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shows files that have not been synchronized because they are on the ignored files list,
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or
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because they cannot be synced due to containing special characters that cannot be stored
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on certain file systems.
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.. image:: images/settings_activity.png
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You can open the Activity window in one of the following ways:
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- Click 'Activity' in the left frame of the ownCloud Settings window.
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- Invoke the window from the ownCloud Desktop Client menu by selecting ``Recent
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Changes`` > ``Details...``. (See Using the Desktop Client Menu.)
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Using the General Settings Window
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---------------------------------
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.. index:: general settings, auto start, startup, desktop notifications
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The General settings window has options for launching the client at system
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startup, notifications, and using monochrome icons.
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.. image:: images/settings_general.png
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* ``Launch on System Startup`` checkbox: Provides the option to check (enable)
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or uncheck (disable) whether the ownCloud Desktop Client launches at system
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startup. By default, this option is enabled (checked) after you have configured
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your account.
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* ``Show Desktop Notifications`` checkbox: Provides the option to check (enable)
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or uncheck (disable) notifications about sync activity.
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* ``Use Monochrome Icons`` checkbox: Provides the option to check (enable) or
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uncheck (disable) the use of monochrome (visually less obtrusive) icons.
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.. note:: This option can be useful on Mac OS X platforms.
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* ``About`` field: Provides information about the software authors along with
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pertinent build conditions.
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.. note:: Information in this field can be valuable when submitting a support
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request.
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* ``Updates`` field: Notifies you of any available updates for the ownCloud Desktop
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Client.
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Using the Network Settings Window
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---------------------------------
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.. index:: proxy settings, SOCKS, bandwith, throttling, limiting
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The Network settings window enables you to define network proxy settings, and also to
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limit download and upload bandwidth.
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.. image:: images/settings_network.png
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Specifying Proxy Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* ``No Proxy`` option: Do not use a proxy.
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* ``Use system proxy`` option: Default setting. Follows the systems proxy
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settings.
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* ``Specify proxy manually as`` option: Enables you to specify
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the following custom proxy settings:
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- ``HTTP(S)``: Used when you are required to use an HTTP(S) proxy server (for
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example, Squid or Microsoft Forefront TMG).
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- ``SOCKSv5``: Typically used in special company LAN setups, or in
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combination with the OpenSSH dynamic application level forwarding feature
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(see ``ssh -D``).
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- ``Host``: Host name or IP address of the proxy server along with the port
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number. HTTP proxies typically listen over Ports 8080 (default) or 3128.
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SOCKS servers typically listen over port 1080.
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* ``Proxy Server requires authentication`` checkbox: Provides the option to
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check (enable/require) or uncheck (disable/not require) proxy server
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authentication. When not checked, the proxy server must be configured to
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allow anonymous usage. When checked, a proxy server username and password is
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required.
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Bandwidth Limiting
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Synchronization of files between a client and server can use a lot of
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bandwidth, so you can limit how much your ownCloud sync client uses.
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- ``No limit`` option: The default setting for the client; specifies that there
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are no limit settings on the bandwidth used by data downloaded from the server.
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- ``Limit to <value> KBytes/s`` option: Limits (throttles) the bandwidth to
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a customized value (in KBytes/second).
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The Upload Bandwidth field (for data flowing from the ownCloud client to the
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server) provides the following options:
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- ``No limit`` option: The default setting for the client; specifies that there
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are no limit settings on the bandwidth used by data uploaded to the server.
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- ``Limit automatically``: When enabled, the ownCloud client surrenders
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available bandwidth to other applications. Use this option if there are
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issues with real time communication (for example, the use of IP phone or live
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streaming) in conjunction with the ownCloud Client.
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- ``Limit to <value> KBytes/s`` option: Limits (throttles) the bandwidth to a
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customized value (in KBytes/second).
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.. _ignoredFilesEditor-label:
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Using the Ignored Files Editor
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------------------------------
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.. index:: ignored files, exclude files, pattern
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You might have some local files or directories that you do not want to backup
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and store on the server. To identify and exclude these files or directories, you
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can use the *Ignored Files Editor*.
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.. image:: images/ignored_files_editor.png
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For your convenience, the editor is
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pre-populated with a default list of typical ignore patterns. These patterns
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are contained in a system file (typically ``sync-exclude.lst``) located in the
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ownCloud Client application directory. You cannot modify these pre-populated
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patterns directly from the editor. However, if necessary, you can hover over
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any pattern in the list to show the path and filename associated with that
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pattern, locate the file, and edit the ``sync-exclude.lst`` file.
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.. note:: Modifying the global exclude definition file might render the client
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unusable or result in undesired behavior.
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Each line in the editor contains an ignore pattern string. When creating custom
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patterns, in addition to being able to use normal characters to define an
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ignore pattern, you can use wildcards characters for matching values. As an
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example, you can use an asterisk (``*``) to identify an arbitrary number of
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characters or a question mark (``?``) to identify a single character.
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Patterns that end with a slash character (``/``) are applied to only directory
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components of the path being checked.
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.. note:: Custom entries are currently not validated for syntactical
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correctness by the editor, so you will not see any warnings for bad
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syntax. If your synchronization does not work as you expected, check your syntax.
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Each pattern string in the list is preceded by a checkbox. When the check box
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contains a check mark, in addition to ignoring the file or directory component
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matched by the pattern, any matched files are also deemed "fleeting metadata"
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and removed by the client.
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In addition to excluding files and directories that use patterns defined in
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this list:
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- The ownCloud Client always excludes files containing characters that cannot
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be synchronized to other file systems.
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- Files are removed that cause individual errors three times during a synchronization.
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However, the client provides the option of retrying a synchronization three additional
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times on files that produce errors.
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For more detailed information see :ref:`ignored-files-label`.
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