Hi, Let me explain.
In the sync client version 1.6.x, when you set up your account, it will automatically download the whole remote home folder (which means the contents of your OC account). If you wish to NOT use the WHOLE remote home folder, then you need to edit the config of the sync client and remote the "root" folder and add whichever remove subfolder you want to sync. For example in my setup I have a remote folder called "clientsync" and I usually only want to sync that. So if I configure the sync client 1.6.x on a new machine: 1) Setup the account 2) 1.6.x starts download the WHOLE root folder 3) Edit the config 4) Remove the "root" folder in the config 5) Add folder "clientsync" to the config 6) Clean up the local "$HOME/ownCloud" folder 7) Let is sync again This manipulation was inconvenient for many users and was fixed in 1.7.0 beta 4. In 1.7.0 beta 4, after setting up the account it will directly ask you whether you want to use the whole remote folder or a specific one. In my case I'd then simply need to select "clientsync" at that point. Hope this helps... Cheers, Vincent On 10/24/2014 06:03 PM, Chris Green wrote: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:12:01PM +0200, Randolph Carter wrote: >> Hi Chris, >> >>> So what exactly (and where) is "your entire ownCloud account"? Can I >>> add it back after removing it as the root folder (need to know what >>> it's called to do this)? >> >> Have you checked your settings? There you should see the list of >> synchronized folders on the "Account" tab. >> If you haven't changed anything already, "your entire owncloud account" >> will be the one synchronization >> set up there. >> Note that re-adding the synchronization of your ownCloud root folder >> does not make sense if you >> synchronize separate subfolders, as that would mean redundant >> synchronization... >> > ??? Now I'm totally confused. > > I really don't understand what is meant by "ownCloud root folder". > It's surely not simply the whole of my home directory and, if it isn't, > then how on earth can adding it back mean "redundant synchronization"? > _______________________________________________ User mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user
