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File Manager Overlay Icons
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The ownCloud sync client makes your system file manager (Explorer on Windows,
Finder on Mac and Nautilus on Linux) show so called overlay icons in addition
to the normal file type icons to indicate the sync state of the individual files.
The ownCloud sync client provides overlay icons, in addition to the normal file
type icons, for your system file manager (Explorer on Windows, Finder on Mac and
Nautilus on Linux) to indicate the sync status of your ownCloud files.
The overlay icons are very similar to the tray icon introduced above. However
there are few things to destinguish between files and directories.
The overlay icons are similar to the systray icons introduced above. They
behave differently on files and directories according to sync status
and errors.
The overlay icon of an individual file represents it's current sync state: If
file is in sync with the server version, a green checkmark is displayed.
The overlay icon of an individual file indicates its current sync state. If the
file is in sync with the server version, it displays a green checkmark.
If the file is ignored from sync for example because it's name matches an
entry of the exclude list, or because it is a symbolic link, the overlay icon
will be a warning icon.
If the file is ignored from syncing, for example because it is on your
exclude list, or because it is a symbolic link, it displays a warning icon.
If there is an error of happening with a specific file, the overlay will be
the eye-catching 'Red-X'. This is also shown if the file is blacklisted.
If there is a sync error, or the file is blacklisted, it displays an
eye-catching red X.
If the file is waiting to be synced, or is currently syncing, the overlay
icon will be a blue 'cycling icon'.
icon displays a blue cycling icon.
In case the client is offline, the icons will remain in the state of the
When the client is offline, the icons remain in the state of the
last successful sync, as long as they are not touched locally. Once a file
is edited locally, the icon will change to the 'waiting to sync' icon to
give an impression on which files are changed and need sync.
is edited locally, the icon will change to the 'waiting to sync' icon.
The overlay icon of a synced directory represents the state of the
file tree within the directory. If the file tree in the directory contains
one or more files with errors, the directory will carry a warning icon to
indicate that action is required.
If the tree contains ignored files that have a warning icon themselves, the
parent directories will remain in 'green mode', assuming that they are
taken out of sync (ignored) intentionally by the user.
That means that normal synced directories never have show an error sign. An
exception to that is the root sync dir. That one can turn red if there is
an serious error with the account that disturbs syncing at all.
The overlay icon of a synced directory indicates the status of the files in the
directory. If there are any sync errors, the directory is marked with a warning
icon.
If the files inside the directory include ignored files that are marked with
warning icons, the parent directory remains in green mode.
Normally-synced directories will not show an error sign, with the exception of
that root sync directory. That will turn red if there is a serious error
anywhere inside the root directory.
Sharing From Your Desktop
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