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Revise the point about starting a clean sync

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On review, after feedback from @phil-davis, he's right that users need
to be fully briefed as to the implications of choosing a clean sync —
especially when they have a large amount of data in their account.
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This opens the ownCloud Connection Wizard, which you can see above, *but* with an extra option. This opens the ownCloud Connection Wizard, which you can see above, *but* with an extra option.
This option provides the ability to either: keep the existing data (synced by the previous connection) or to start a clean sync (erasing the existing data). This option provides the ability to either: keep the existing data (synced by the previous connection) or to start a clean sync (erasing the existing data).
.. important::
Be careful before choosing the "Start a clean sync" option. The old sync folder *may* contain a considerable amount of data, ranging into the gigabytes or terabytes. If it does, after the client creates the new connection, it will have to download **all** of that information again. Instead, first move or copy the old local sync folder, containing a copy of the existing files, to the new location. Then, when creating the new connection choose "*keep existing data*" instead. The ownCloud client will check the files in the newly-added sync folder and find that they match what is on the server and not need to download anything.
Make your choice and click "**Connect...**". Make your choice and click "**Connect...**".
This will then step you through the Connection Wizard, just as you did when you setup the previous sync connection, but giving you the opportunity to choose a new sync directory. This will then step you through the Connection Wizard, just as you did when you setup the previous sync connection, but giving you the opportunity to choose a new sync directory.